The Eastern Seas, or Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago, in 1832-33-34, Comprising A Tour of the Island of Java - Visits to Borneo, The Malay Peninsula, Siam, &c. Also An Account of the Present State of Singapore . . .
London. Allen. 1837. First edition. Stock ID #164189 An account of travel from Western Australia to Batavia and Sourabaya followed by a tour of Java, thence to Singapore, Bankok (sic) and the east coast of Malaya. The chapters are treated in considerable detail. Chapter headings include: Sourabaya; Tour of Java; Voyage from Java to Singapore; Voyage to Siam - Bankok (sic); Voyage down the East Coast of the Malay Peninsula - Tringanu; Voyage to Borneo; Borneo - Dutch Colonies - Recent Discoveries - the Aborigines; Visit to the Gold Mines, and to the Capital of the Chinese Colony; Sketch of the Present State of Borneo and Recent Discoveries in the Interior; three chapters on Singapore. The appendices include: Observations on the Commercial Resources of the Indian Archipelago; Observations on the Unexplored Parts of North and North-western Australia. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164189.
Includes four engraved Arrowsmith maps: The Indian Archipelago 1837 (folding); Sketch of part of the West Coast of Borneo 1837; Borneo or Tanna K'lemantan; Harbour of Cali Pujang on the South Coast of Java. xii + 461pp + 2 pages of publisher's advertisements "New Works Relating to the East". Appendix. Some browning folding map and title, otherwise text and maps are clean. Neatly repaired at hinges, a little minor wear at corners. A very good copy in original blind stamped cloth.
Price: $1,500.00 AU