1st ed., royal 8vo, original cloth boards, dustjacket, colour plates, b&w plates, maps, text illus, bibliography, botanical index, general index, pp xxi, 539, d.j. lightly faded otherwise near fine condn. Baron Charles von Hugel (1795 - 1870) was an Austrian diplomat and army officer. In the 1830s he travelled widely and spent most of 1834 in the Swan River Colony (Perth, Western Australia), Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Norfolk Island and New South Wales, observing the flora and collecting seeds. He was celebrated for introducing plants from New Holland to European gardens. He recorded his travels in New Holland in a 2000 page manuscript, now edited and translated by Dymphna Clark. Published by Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press in Association with the State Library of New South Wales. Number 17 in the Miegunyah Press series. [We also have in stock : "Charles von Hugel: April 25, 1795 - June 2, 1870", SIGNED by Baroness von Hugel. Privately printed in 1903, please enquire if interested]. Seller Inventory # 98981

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Title: New Holland Journal, November 1833 - October...

Publisher: Melbourne University Press/Miegunyah Press

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Boards

Illustrator: Translated and Edited by Dymphna Clark. Botanical Index by Roger Hnatiuk

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st edition.

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