All Round The World: An Illustrated Record Of Voyages, Travels & Adventures In All Parts Of The Globe
Edited by W.F. Ainsworth
With Two Hundred Illustrations After Drawings by Gustave Dore, Berard Lancelot, Jules Noel & Other Eminent Artists, And
Six Finely Engraved Maps, Full Coloured (Foldout)
Published by William Collins, Sons & Company: London 1875
Includes ALL Maps & Plates - Significant Australian History Component.
Edited by W. F. Ainsworth and published by William Collins, Sons & Company in 1875, All Round the World: An Illustrated Record of Voyages, Travels & Adventures in All Parts of the Globe stands as one of the most ambitious and beautifully produced travel anthologies of the Victorian era. This grand volume gathers vivid accounts of exploration and adventure drawn from every corner of the globe—maritime expeditions, mountain crossings, desert journeys, and encounters with distant peoples—reflecting the insatiable curiosity and imperial reach of nineteenth-century Britain. The text is enriched by the work of leading artists including Gustave Doré, Berard, Lancelot, and Jules Noël, whose dramatic engravings capture the romance and peril of global exploration.
The edition's six full-colour fold-out maps—all present in this copy—chart the expanding world as it was known in 1875, revealing the Victorian fascination with geography, science, and the progress of navigation. Beyond its global sweep, the volume's distinctive strength lies in its meticulous attention to detail, blending natural history, ethnography, and travel narrative into a single panoramic record. From the frozen Arctic to the jungles of Africa, from the teeming ports of Asia to the Pacific islands, the work embodies both the grandeur and complexity of the age of exploration.
A major highlight is the significant Australian component, offering richly descriptive accounts of the continent's early settlement, gold discoveries, Indigenous peoples, and the growth of pastoral and maritime industries. These sections stand among the most engaging early representations of Australia within a worldwide travel compendium, making the book an invaluable historical document as well as an artistic achievement. Complete with all illustrations and maps, this impressive volume will appeal to collectors of exploration literature, historians of the British Empire, and admirers of Victorian illustrated books and Australiana."
