Report by Captain the Honorable Foley C.P. Vereker, R.N. of the Work carried out by H.M. Surveying Vessel 'Myrmidon' at Cambridge Gulf, During the Season of 1888. Western Australia, No. 5, 1889

Vereker, Foley C.P. R.N.

Published by Government Printer (1888) 1889, Perth, 1888

About this Item

1st ed., foolscap, pp. iv, light creasing along edges with two small closed tears to edges of each page not affecting text. Very good condition. Rare. Rare 1889 four page report on the recent surveying voyage undertaken by Captain Foley Charles Prendergast Vereker, R.N. (1850-1900) on the North-West Coast of Western Australia on board H.M. 'Myrmidon'. The expedition left from Darwin on 9 September 1888 sailing along the north-west to Cambridge Gulf which provided the expedition with a unique opportunity to study the marine life of north-western Australia which had scarcely been examined previously. The English marine biologist, William Saville-Kent had been invited to join the cruise by Captain Vereker as a number of his officers were keen naturalists. Many specimens were collected during the voyage including a section of bark from a boab tree into which a carving of a figure of a man had been made by an aboriginal of the Kimberley. The bark was sent to the Centennial Exhibition in Melbourne. Other objects collected were spear heads and axes.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Report by Captain the Honorable Foley C.P. Vereker, R.N. of the Work carried out by H.M. Surveying Vessel 'Myrmidon' at Cambridge Gulf, During the Season of 1888. Western Australia, No. 5, 1889
• Publisher: Government Printer (1888) 1889, Perth
• Publication Date: 1888
• Edition: 1st edition.