Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell And His World 1792-1855 by William Foster
SKU: B-000590

Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell And His World 1792-1855

Author: William Foster
Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Condition: In acceptable condition. The closed book page edge has foxing/marks. The back of the dust jacket as a small water mark. A rare page mark. Free of handwriting. Free of dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Australia Australian History Surveyor General Of New South Wales

Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell and His World 1792-1855 by William Foster is the definitive biography of the controversial Surveyor-General who mapped much of colonial New South Wales. This 593-page hardcover traces Mitchell's expeditions across the Blue Mountains and into Australia's interior, blending meticulous research with vivid period illustrations that bring the rugged frontier to life.

Foster's 1985 Australian edition captures Mitchell's dual identity as both visionary explorer and difficult bureaucrat, detailing his clashes with governors and his ambitious road-building schemes that shaped early settlement patterns. The volume includes rare maps and sketches from Mitchell's own field journals, offering readers an intimate window into nineteenth-century surveying life.

Presented in its original dust jacket, this vintage illustrated copy remains tight and unmarked despite light foxing on the page edges and a faint watermark on the jacket's reverse. A solid reading copy for collectors of Australian history, geography or biography, it stands as an essential reference on one of the colony's most influential yet combative public figures.

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