Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia Vol. 2

Download or read book Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia Vol. 2 written by George Grey and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following pages contain the results of the author's travels and residence in the western parts of Australia, between the years 1837 and 1840, during which period he traversed extensive regions unknown to the European traveler, and probably never before trodden by the foot of civilized man. It is not alone with gratification of enlightened curiosity that the countries now first brought to notice are likely to be objects of interest. A knowledge of the districts lying between Swan River and Shark Bay cannot but be of importance to future colonists, whilst the intertropical provinces of the north-west coasts, distinguished as they are by important peculiarities both of character and position, are equally calculated to draw the attention of the literary and enterprising enquirer.