Victoria, the British "El Dorado" or, Melbourne in 1869. Shewing the Advantages of That Colony as a Field for Emigration. Includes large folding map "Province of Victoria 1870"

London: Edward Stanford, 1870. 1st ed., octavo, original cloth boards, large folding colour map 'Province of Victoria 1870', colour frontis (Port Phillip Head and Queencliff), colour plate (Pontoon Bridge at Echuca), pp xiv, 214 plus publisher's catalogue. Light creasing to upper pages, some previous restoration to the top and edges of the spine, slightly faded to edges of boards. Very good condition.

Published under the pseudonym "A Colonist of Twenty Years Standing". Written on Carter's return to England, to encourage emigration to Victoria. Includes chapter on mining with information on the Ballarat Mining Company, underground works, shafts and tunnels, washing and gold collecting. Item #97143

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