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A nobleman's view on Australia

LUDWIG SALVATOR, Archduke of Austria.
Hobarttown, oder Sommerfrische in den Antipoden.

With a coloured map of F. J. Evans, 23 (of which 1 folding) engravings of landscapes made by Friedrich Hawranek, 22 after drawings by the author and 1 after a photograph by F. Keller Leuzinger, and 6 illustrations in the text.

With a coloured map of F. J. Evans, 23 (of which 1 folding) engravings of landscapes made by Friedrich Hawranek, 22 after drawings by the author and 1 after a photograph by F. Keller Leuzinger, and 6 illustrations in the text.



Prague, Heinrich Mercy, 1886. 4to. Original half red cloth, gilt spine. Title repeated on front cover. With a coloured map of F. J. Evans, 23 (of which 1 folding) engravings of landscapes made by Friedrich Hawranek, 22 after drawings by the author and 1 after a photograph by F. Keller Leuzinger, and 6 illustrations in the text. (18), 284, (2) pp.

Salvator Ludwig (1847-1915), son of Leopold III, grandduke of Tuscany, and Maria Antonietta of Sicily, is nowadays known for his explorations all over the world. He was especially interested in islands and coastlines, and undertook a world circumnavigation in 1881. This book is a record of his stay in Australia and Tasmania. It contains many elaborate descriptions and detailed illustrations of the nature and culture of this part of the world.

Good copy.
Ferguson, Bibl. of Australia, p. 483.

Related Subjects: Cartography  Topography  Voyages 

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