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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volume XV

Date1845

Object number00019776

NameBook

MediumInk on paper, leather, marbled board, gilt

DimensionsOverall: 222 x 145 x 30 mm, 0.8 kg

ClassificationsBooks and journals

Credit LineANMM Collection

DescriptionA book titled 'The Journal of The Royal Geographical Society of London Vol.XV'. Contents relating to Australia and the Pacific include: III.- Account of Governor G.Grey's Exploratory Journey along the South-Eastern Sea-board of South Australia. By Mr Thos. Burr, Dep. Surv. Gen. Communicated by Lord Stanley. IX.-Exploring Excursions in Australia. By Mr Henry Stuart Russell, X.-Extract from a Report of Mr John Edward Eyre to Governor Grey, dated Moorunde, 20th January, 1844, containing a Notice of the Lower Course of the River Darling. Communicated by Lord Stanley. Miscellaneous: IV.- On the languages of Australia; being an Extract of a Despatch from Capt. G. Grey, Governor of South Australia, to Lord Stanley. Communicated by His Lordship.HistoryThe Royal Geographical Society of London was established in 1830 in order to promote "the advancement of geographical science". Its early years parrelled British exploration of the globe and the Society published a journal from 1831. In addition to recording Society proceedings , the journal published accounts of Royal Geographical Society funded expeditions including that of Darwin, Livingstone, Stanley, Scott, Shackleton, Hunt and Hillary.SignificanceThe Journal of the Royal Geographical Society is an exceedingly important source document for exploration worldwide in the 19th Century and European perceptions of the landscapes and people explorers were encountering.