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Issue Details: First known date: 1847... 1847 Narrative of a Journey round the World : Comprising a Winter-passage across the Andes to Chili, with a Visit to the Gold Regions of California and Australia, the South Islands, Java etc.
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Affiliation Notes

  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    German adventurer Friedrich Gerstaecker's (1816-1872) Narrative of a Journey Round the World detailed his travel to South America, the Pacific Islands, Australia and Asia. Divided into three volumes, the descriptions of Australia were chronicled in the conclusion of Volume 2 and the beginning of Volume 3. The first-person narrative was conversational in tone as Gerstaecker described his fellow travellers and the people he encountered during his journey. Gerstaecker visited Australia, describing Sydney, the Royal Mail from Sydney to Albury, Adelaide, and the local colonists and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples he encountered.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Reisen um die Welt
Language: German
    • Leipzig,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Wigand ,       1847 .
      Extent: 6 vols.p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hurst and Blackett ,       1853 .
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      'Narrative of a Journey' title page
      Link: 21490227Full text document Sighted: 09/04/2021
      Extent: 3 vols.p.
      Note/s:
      • The Australian sections appear in vols. 2 and 3.

      Holdings

      Held at: National Library of Australia
      Local Id: SR 910.4 GER

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      Held at: State Library of South Australia State Library of SA
      Local Id: 910.4

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      Held at: State Library of NSW
      Local Id: DSM/980/151B1

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      Held at: Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Inc Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Library
      Local Id: rg 910.4 a 1853

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      Held at: Association of Franciscan Order of Friars Minor St Paschal Library
      Local Id: 910.41 G383

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      Held at: State Library of Victoria
      Local Id: SLT 910.41 G32Re

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      Held at: State Library of Queensland State Library of QLD
      Local Id: RBJ 910.41 GER

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      Held at: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS Library
      Local Id: RB G383.18/N1

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Tasmania State Library of Tasmania
      Location: Allport Library
      Local Id: STACK 910.4 GER
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Last amended 15 Mar 2022 13:06:11
Subjects:
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    Australia,
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  • California,
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    United States of America (USA),
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    Americas,
  • South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • South America, Americas,
  • New South Wales,
  • South Australia,
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