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Ferdinand von Hochstetter - Notebook and transcription, 1859

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Title
Ferdinand von Hochstetter - Notebook and transcription, 1859
Subject
Voyages and travels
Australia--Description and travel
Natural history
German language--Writing
Austria
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Melbourne (Vic.)
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Hochstetter, Ferdinand von
Creator
Darragh, Thomas Alwynne
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Date
January 1, 1859
Link
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9916397613607636
Series number
MS 15758
Item number
9.9164E+15
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright Undetermined.
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Melbourne
Language
German
Description from source
5.0 cm., Photocopy of original ms. and typescript. The transcription was provided by Dr. Thomas Darragh.

Notebook kept by Ferdinand von Hochstetter, a Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Vienna, in 1859 during a visit to Australia. The journey begins in Sydney then moves to Melbourne and Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
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