An edition of Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M. S. Fly (1847)

Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M. S. Fly

commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N., in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the year 1842-1846: together with an excursion into the interior of the eastern part of Java

By J. Beete Jukes

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Publish Date

1847

Publisher

T. & W. Boone

Language

eng

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Narrative of a voyage undertaken for the purpose of surveying the lesser-known parts of the coast of northeastern Australia and the islands of Torres Straits and the Great Barrier Reef. New Guinea was also visited and the Fly River discovered. Also included are accounts of Timor and its aborigines, Dutch Java, Sandalwood Island, Singapore, and Malacca. Jukes was the naturalist on the expedition.

subjects: Description and travel, Fly, Natural history, Discovery and exploration, Descriptions et voyages, Découverte et exploration, Discoveries in geography, Travel, Fly (Ship : Captain = F.P. Blackwood), Fly (Ship), Flies

Places: Java (Indonesia), Malay Archipelago