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Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç 'vɪlhɛlm 'lu:tvɪç 'laɪçhaːʁt]; 23 October 1813 – c. 1848), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, [1] was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.
Leichhardt blamed failure of that expedition on the "effeminacy" of his men. [4] Mann responded to Leichhardt's allegations in a newspaper article [5] 20 years later and a book [b] after 40 years. [7] In 1848 he joined the NSW Survey Department, and surveyed a large portion of the State.
Dr Ludwig Becker, Monday, 29 April 1861 at Koorliatto Waterhole, Bulloo River. William Patton, Wednesday, 5 June 1861 near Desolation Camp, Rat Point. William John Wills, the official date of death adopted by the Exploration Committee was Wednesday, 28 June 1861, but Wills probably died around Friday, 30 June or Saturday, 1 July 1861 at ...
Leichhardt uses the term "valley of lagoons" several times in his book, presumably the origin of the name. Based on Leichhardt's favourable reports, George Elphinstone Dalrymple explored the area in 1859. [5] Dalrymple was part of the company that established the Valley of Lagoons Station in 1862 after the area was opened up by the government.
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Lithograph from Voyage au Pôle Sud et en Océanie by Jules Dumont d'Urville Port Essington as illustrated in Ludwig Leichhardt's account of his expedition. Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory. It was the site of an early attempt ...
"9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America" comes just in time as the country prepares to select the 45th U.S. president. Hopefully whoever's elected doesn't end up being number 10 on McClanahan's ...
Maps of the New World had been produced since the 16th century. The history of cartography of the United States begins in the 18th century, after the declared independence of the original Thirteen Colonies on July 4, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). Later, Samuel Augustus Mitchell published a map of the United States ...