The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand

From the Earliest Date to the Present Day

af William Howitt

In 1865, following a two-year visit to Australia, the prolific English writer William Howitt published this two-volume account of the European exploration of Australia and New Zealand. Volume 1 includes the voyages of Abel Tasman and Captain Cook, and other explorers up to the 1840s including Fitzroy and Darwin.