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The island-world of the Pacific : journey notes

SubjectAustralia–Description and travel
Tasmania–History
Oceania–Discovery and exploration
Islands of the Pacific
Dutch East Indies
German letters
Category2. National boundaries
AuthorVojnich, Oszkár
PublisherPallas Literary Publishing
Place Of PublicationBudapest
CreatorYolland, Arthur Battishill, translator.
Current HolderLibraries Tasmania
Period Of Reference 1909/1909
Date1909-01-01
Item NumberSD_ILS:1079404
Access RightsRequest at location
Country Of OriginHungary
Indonesia
PlaceSurabaya
Language English
German
Description From Source455 p., [1] folded leaf : ill., maps (1 fold-out) ; 23 cm. + Accompanied by 2 letters by the author & 3 personal cards (loose). Bound in gilt-decorated green cloth; spine with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. “A little-known travel memoir of a Hungarian visitor’s tour around the Pacific. The narrative includes Fremantle, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Ballarat, Launceston, Hobart, an extensive account of New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Macao, Hong Kong, French Indochina and Ceylon.” Accompanied by: Vojnich, Oszkár. Holographic letter in English from the author, Oscar Vojnich (Rangoon, 10 June 1911), to Colonel G. Buijs in Java, informing him of an impending visit and thanking him for previous assistance; 3 pages, with part of envelope featuring address, postmarked from Budapest. Accompanied by: Vojnich, Oszkár. Holographic letter in German from the author (from Soerabaja [later Surabaya], Dutch East Indies, 18 July 1911) to Colonel G. Buijs in Malang, presenting him with this copy of the book; 5 pages, in original envelope postmarked “Nederlandsch Indie”.
Physical FormatBooks
Letters
Correspondence
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