LEADER 04838nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910962192203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-317-02577-6 010 $a1-283-16944-4 010 $a9786613169440 010 $a1-4094-1738-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040762 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000649163 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12263307 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000649163 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10600714 035 $a(PQKB)11790619 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2004731 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2004731 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484185 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL316944 035 $a(OCoLC)908099467 035 $a(BIP)75761216 035 $a(BIP)32244371 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040762 100 $a20110813e20101968 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt$hVolume I /$fedited by M. Aurousseau 210 $aFarnham, Surrey ;$aBurlington, VT $cAshgate ;$a[London] $cHakluyt Society$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 423 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aOriginally published: Cambridge University Press, 1968. 300 $a"Collected and newly translated [from the German, French and Italian]". 300 $aEnglish translation follows letters in their original language. 311 0 $a1-4094-1499-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCOVER; FRONTISPIECE; CONTENTS; MAPS; INTRODUCTION; THE LETTERS; I. Germany; 1. Surroundings of Trebatsch in the Mittelmark of Brandenburg, Prussia; 2. Geological Excursions on foot in the Harz Mountains, 1836; II. Into Exile; 3. Journey on foot in Somerset and Devon. 1837; 4. Journey, mainly on foot, through France, Switzerland and Italy. 1940-1941; APPENDIXES; CONTRACTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN APPENDIXES; I. TABLE OF EVENTS AND MOVEMENTS 1770-1841; II. ANNOTATED CALENDAR OF LETTERS DECEMBER 1832- OCTOBER 1841 330 $aLudwig Leichhardt is chiefly known as the most important of the scientific explorers of Australia. His lively but detailed letters provide a narrative of his life from his student days in the mid-1830s until 1848 when he disappeared in the Australian interior. Leichhardt's main interest was natural philosophy, particularly biology, geology and geography, but as a scholar of nature in the widest sense, he closely observed and recorded many aspects of the surrounding world, describing social life in early Victorian England and commenting on some of the leading teachers and philosophers of the day. However, the primary purpose of his studies in German, England, Paris and Naples was to equip himself as a scientific explorer. The idea of exploring Australia was evolved and closely planned with his great friend William Nicholson. Leichhardt sailed for Australia in 1841. Volume 2 of this work describes his scientific reconnaissance in eastern Australia, undertaken alone during 2 years. The final volume is concerned with his major explorations: the successful expedition to Port Essington in northern Australia, during which he investigated the topography, geology and botany of the country, and his last two attempts to cross the continent from East to West. His last party disappeared without trace in 1848. Mr Aurousseau has collected together all Leichhardt's known letters, and translated those written in German, French or Italian. He provides a brief account of Leichhardt's life, a chronology of his movements and a bibliography of works relating to him. Leichhardt has been the object of much ill-informed criticism, and the editor's main purpose is to establish an authentic text, enabling the man to speak for himself. These letters also prepare the way for the publication of Leichhardt's journal. Full texts of all letters, together with translations of those in German, French and Italian. This volume contains the letters written while in Germany, 1832-7, and between 1837 and Leichardt's departure for Sydney in 1841. Continued in the following volumes (Second Series 134, 135), with which the main pagination is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1968. 606 $aExplorers$zGermany 606 $aVoyages and travels$vEarly works to 1800 607 $aAustralia$xDiscovery and exploration 615 0$aExplorers 615 0$aVoyages and travels 700 $aLeichhardt$b Ludwig$f1813-1848.$01864152 701 $aAurousseau$b Marcel$f1891-1983.$0271188 712 02$aHakluyt Society. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962192203321 996 $aThe letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt$94470898 997 $aUNINA