19th-Century Australian Travel Writing
This commercial guide Tasmanian Steam Navigation Co's Guide for Visitors to Tasmania; or, How to Spend my Holiday, 1887-8, is an inventory of "places worth visiting" in the vicinity of Hobart and Launceston, as well as many smaller towns. The major rivers, roads and railway routes are also featured. Written in a casual, conversational manner, this guide describes the landscape, scenery, features, as well as providing local detail and colour. The work concludes with an index, transport timetables, and telegraph information as well as advertisements for the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company.
