Narrative of a Voyage round the World; comprehending an Account of the Wreck of the Ship "Governor Ready" in Torres Straits;

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A description of the British Settlements on the coasts of New Holland more particularly Raffles Bay Melville Island Swan River and King George's Sound; also the Manners and Customs of the Aboriginal Tribes; with an appendix containing remarks on Transportation the Treatment of Convicts during the Voyage and advice to persons intending to Emigrate to the Australian Colonies. London: Printed for Sherwood Gilbert & Piper 1835. 8vo. Green publisher's blind-stamped boards. Rebacked with new endpapers. Spine gilt titled. Pages uncut. (ix 350 ii 8pp.). With litho. frontisp. of the `Wreck of the Governor Ready' in Torres Straits 2 other full-page litho. plates fold. engrv. map errata-leaf and British and Foreign Medical review article at rear. Ferguson 2073; Wantrup 152. Complete. Slight foxing to plates otherwise good condition. Complete. Rare. NOTE: A distinct exploration diary from surgeon explorer Thomas Braidwood Wilson (1792-1843) with the first written record and image of the didgeridoo. The "Governor Ready" (512 tons) was chartered by the British Navy to transport two hundred convicts from Ireland to Batavia Indonesia via Sydney. Wilson served as surgeon-superintendent and kept a record of the events which transpired during this voyage.