Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia

Acquired From: Peter Arnold

Colouring: Uncoloured

Condition: Excellent

Date Acquired: 27/11/2024

Description: Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, a British surveyor, arrived in Sydney with his family in 1827. The following year, he was appointed Surveyor-General of New South Wales, a position he held for nearly three decades. During his tenure, he led four major expeditions into Australias interior (18311832, 18351836, 1836, and 18451846). After completing his first three expeditions, Mitchell returned to England, where in 1838 he published Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, documenting his explorations between 1831 and 1836. A decade later, he published Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, which features a map (View Record (#448)).

First published: London: T. & W. Boone, Vol. 1 and 2, 1838

Mapmaker: Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855)

Notes: Purchase details

Price: A2,909 plus gst

Primary Category: Book/Atlas

Purchase Reference: Invoice

Rarity: R2 Very rare – one or two copies appear on the market

Sheet size (cm): 21.7×13

Technique: Book

This state: 1838