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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  118
• Lot Description:
  Eyre, Edward John. Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia
  and overland from Adelaide to King George’s Sound in the years 1840-1; sent by the colonists of South Australia, with the sanction and support of the Government: including an account of the manners and customs of the Aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans. By Edward John Eyre, Resident Magistrate, Murray River. Two volumes, octavo, with 22 plates, two folding handcoloured maps loosely enclosed, original cloth rebacked in calf with the original spines mounted, new endpapers. London, Boone, 1845.
• Notes:
  First edition. In 1839 Eyre established himself in Adelaide and began exploring beyond the settled areas. His earlier success in overlanding determined him to seek an overland route from Adelaide to the Swan River colony and he offered his services to a committee of fellow colonists in 1840. Eyre first attempted to open up land to the north for a stock route but after several unsuccessful months he and his party turned back to the coast so as to attempt a westward crossing along the Bight. When Eyre reached the head of the Bight and saw the difficulty of the terrain he decided to send back most of the party, but he was determined to make the journey to King George’s Sound himself. With his overseer John Baxter, his Aboriginal companion, Wylie, and two other Aborigines he continued the journey from Fowler’s Bay. After two months they had crossed several hundred miles of waterless desert and precipitous terrain. The hardships of the journey took their toll on the two Aborigines who murdered Baxter in the night, stole the provisions and firearms, and escaped into the desert, leaving Eyre and Wylie to their fate. Eyre and Wylie struggled on to the west, saved from starvation and death a month later by the crew of a French whaler, near present-day Esperance. On 7 July, 1841 the two men reached Albany, their incredible and tragic journey completed. Ferguson 4031; Richards, 99; Wantrup 133a.
• Estimate:
  A$2,400 - 3,600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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