{"product_id":"1884-journal-of-royal-society-of-nsw-antique-australian-indigenous-history-book","title":"1884 Journal Of Royal Society Of NSW Antique Australian Indigenous History Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\n  1884 Journal Of Royal Society Of NSW Antique Australian Indigenous History Book\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Journal And Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of New South Wales, For 1883\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Vol. XVII\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Edited by A. Liversidge (University Of Sydney)\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Published by Thomas Richards, Government Printer: Sydney 1884\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cstrong\u003e\n        Original 1884 Publication With Large Foldout Chart + Loose Map Present - Includes 56 Page Article On The Aborigines Inhabiting The Great Lacustrine \u0026amp; Riverine Depression Of The Lower Murray, Lower Murrumbidgee, Lower Lachlan \u0026amp; Lower Darling by Peter Beveridge.\n       \u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \"Journal And Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of New South Wales, For 1883 is an important and substantial early Australian scientific and ethnographic publication issued by the Royal Society of New South Wales during the late colonial period. Edited by noted scientist and University of Sydney professor A. Liversidge, this original 1884 government-printed volume gathers together a wide range of scholarly papers documenting scientific, geological, meteorological, anthropological and natural history research being undertaken across New South Wales during the 1880s. As an official Royal Society publication, the work represents an important record of nineteenth century Australian intellectual and scientific development.\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Of particular significance within this volume is the extensive 56-page ethnographic study by Peter Beveridge titled \"Of the Aborigines Inhabiting the Great Lacustrine and Riverine Depression of the Lower Murray, Lower Murrumbidgee, Lower Lachlan, and Lower Darling.\" Read before the Royal Society in June 1883, the paper documents Beveridge's observations gathered over more than two decades amongst Aboriginal communities of the Murray-Darling river systems. The work discusses tribal structures, dialects, customs, communications, social organisation and ceremonial practices, making it an important original source record relating to Aboriginal life and culture in south-eastern Australia during the nineteenth century.\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       This volume is further enhanced by the presence of its large original foldout Rainfall Map of New South Wales 1883, an impressive and highly detailed survey-era statistical map showing rainfall distribution across the colony together with meteorological recording stations and settlement locations. Early foldout maps of this nature are frequently missing from surviving copies, making the inclusion of both the loose map and foldout chart especially desirable for collectors, researchers and institutions focused on Australian scientific history, cartography and colonial studies.\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Beautifully produced in its original cloth binding and printed by Thomas Richards, Government Printer, Sydney in 1884, the book remains a fascinating snapshot of nineteenth century Australian scholarship and exploration. Combining scientific proceedings, early anthropological observation and rare colonial cartographic material within a single volume, this is an increasingly difficult Royal Society publication to locate complete and in such well-preserved original form.\"\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       General wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Binding is strong, covers are firm and secure. There are no loose pages.  No inscriptions however a stamp from the \"National Herbarium, Melbourne\" is present. Includes Western River Height Chart + large loose foldout chart \"Rainfall Map\". Index only refers to Rainfall Map (present) however map storage section is rough cut and suggests other charts may have been originally present.  A nice copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Size 22cm x 15cm x 3cm - 324 Pages + Charts\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028352745611,"sku":null,"price":144.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/350c25cb-5c4a-45b1-90c8-4575eeb7634f.jpg?v=1779346280","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1884-journal-of-royal-society-of-nsw-antique-australian-indigenous-history-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}