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The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) participated in a British surveying expedition to Australia and New Guinea from 1842 to 1846. This two-volume work, published in 1847, describes his observations and experiences. Volume 1 covers the Barrier Reef, the Torres Strait and the Sunda Islands.
The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) was sent on a mineral-prospecting mission to Newfoundland in 1839. He published this two-volume account of the expedition in 1842. Volume 1 describes Jukes' arrival in Newfoundland, its rugged landscapes, and the daily life of settlers in its coastal fishing communities.
The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) participated in a British surveying expedition to Australia and New Guinea in the early 1840s, and published two books about his experiences (both reissued in this series). This study appeared in 1850, and made a pioneering contribution to European scientific knowledge about Australia.
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