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Appendix.
Winds and weather on the
western and northern coasts of
Australia.
By commander J.C. Wickham, R.N.
LIST OF CHARTS.
Volume 2.
Victoria river.
Gulf of carpentaria.
Albert river.
PART OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Port Adelaide and holdfast bay.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Volume 2.
Messrs. Fitzmaurice and Keys
dancing for their lives.
L.R. Fitzmaurice, del.
London, Published by T. & W. Boone, 1846.
First appearance of sea range.
Head and feet of alligator.
Killing an alligator, Victoria
river.
G. Gore, del.
London, Published by T. & W. Boone, 1846.
Wickham heights from tortoise reach.
Captain Stokes speared at point
Pearce.
C. Martens, del.
London, Published by T. & W. Boone, 1846.
Gouty-stem tree.
Fruit of gouty-stem tree.
Section of fruit, showing the manner in which the
seeds are disposed.
Views of Moresby’s range,
sea range, and cape Bedford.
Moresby’s Range, West Coast, latitude 28 degrees
50 minutes South.
Sea Range, Victoria River, North-west Coast, latitude
15 degrees 20 minutes South.
Cape Bedford, North-east Coast, latitude 15 degrees
10 minutes South.
Ancient Dutch gun.
Dutch Four-pounder, with moveable chamber.
Native drawings.
Lithographic impression of the copies made by Captain
Wickham of the native drawings on Depuch Island.
They have already appeared in the Royal
Geographical Journal Volume 12. The following
list will convey to the reader what the drawings
are intended to represent.
1. A goose or duck.
2. A bird; probably the leipoa.
6. A beetle.
11. A fish over a quarter-moon; which has been
considered to have some reference to fishing by moonlight.
61. A native dog.
16. A native, armed with spear and wommera, or
throwing stick, probably relating his adventures,
which is usually done by song, and accompanied with
great action and flourishing of weapons, particularly
when boasting of his prowess.
20. A duck and a gull.
34. A corrobory, or native dance.
65. A crab.
30. A native in a hut, with portion of the matting
with which they cover their habitations.
67. A kangaroo.
71. Appears to be a bird of prey, having seized
upon a kangaroo-rat.
32. Shark and pilot-fish.