Two Expeditions in the Interior of Southern Australia, During the Years 1828,1829,1830,and 1831: With Observations On The Soil,Climate, And General Resources of the Colony Of New South Wales. Two Volumes:

2 volumes. Facsimile reprint. 2 volumes : illustrations.  2 fold-out maps ; 23 cm. #3010121

2 v. (lxxx, 219; v, 271 p., 12 p. of plates, 1 folded leaf of col. map) : ill., facsims., maps, 1 port. ; 23 cm. First published: London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1833. Ferguson no. 1704.

Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River, which flows into the Southern Ocean. He was searching to prove his own passionately held belief that an “inland sea” was located at the centre of the continent. He reached the rank of Captain, served in several appointed posts, and on the Legislative Council.

Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869.  |  Australia — Discovery and exploration.  |  Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.) — Discovery and exploration.  |  New South Wales — Discovery and exploration.  |  South Australia — Discovery and exploration.