b'138917917 920Louis-Jules MASSELOT (artist); Thomas MarieP. E. de STRZELECKI (1797-1873),Auguste BLANCHARD (lithographer), Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemens Dansecloche-pied des indignes de lile de Paques, Land. Accompanied by a Geological Map, Sections, and lithograph with hand colouring, Diagrams, and Figures of the Organic Remains.being a plate from Voyage autour du monde sur la[London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1845, 1st frgate la Vnus, pendant les annes 1836-1839., ed.] xix, 462pp, lithographed plates, 32pp adverts.; rebound, [Paris : Gide, 1841]. preserving virtually all of the original binding including the gilt 17 x 27cm; framed 51 x 59cm overall. lettered spine.Dedicated to Capt. Sir John Franklin, R.N. Commanding In 1838 the expedition visited Easter Island. The lithographthe North Polar Expedition this example includes the rare shows a hopping dance being performed by the islanderscoloured folding map and lithographed frontispiece of Jenny, on the deck of the Venus. Native of Port Sorell, Van Diemens Land.$500750 $300400 918James BACKHOUSE,Extracts from the letters of James Backhouse, whilst engaged in a religious visit to Van Diemans Land, New South Wales, and South Africa. Accompanied by George Washington Walker.[London : Harvey and Darton, 1841] in 2 volumes,Comprises: Parts 1-5 devoted to Australia; part 6 to Mauritius and parts 7-10 to South Africa; each part individually paginated. Appear to lack some introductory pages.Backhouse was a Quaker missionary who lived in South Africa during the years 1838-41.$100200 919JAMES BACKHOUSE (1794-1869),A Narrative of a Visit to the AUSTRALIAN COLONIES,[London : Hamilton, Adams, and Co.; 1843, 1st ed.] xviii, 560pp, cxliv + 3 folding maps; frontispiece illustration of Hobart Town;rebound with replaced blank end papers, preserving the whole original green cloth cover with the gilt title to the spine.A scarce work detailing the extensive travels of the author in the Australian colonies, including Van Diemens Land. It contains a large number of natural history observations, as well as commentaries on prison921conditions and the Aborigines. 925$300400 '