Preliminary Report on the Discovery of Native Remains at Swanport, River Murray; with an Inquiry into the Alleged Occurrence of a Pandemic among the Australian Aboriginals. [Contained in] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 35, 1911

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Adelaide, RSSA, 1911. Octavo, pages 4-46 plus a map and 7 plates. Wrappers slightly discoloured around the edges; spine sunned and lightly chipped at the foot; an excellent copy. This lengthy article is a real sleeper: apart from being a potted history of small-pox in Australia, it contains much local information from Mrs Louisa Karpeny (Kontinyeri), a Narrinyeri woman born around 1830. As Dr Stirling put it, 'Mrs Karpeny related her reminiscences with much dramatic vividness, and as they are interesting in themselves, I will make no apology for giving them at some length, even when they refer to other matters than the immediate object of my inquiry'. The plates include three portraits of Kontinyeri.

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Preliminary Report on the Discovery of Native Remains at Swanport, River Murray; with an Inquiry into the Alleged Occurrence of a Pandemic among the Australian Aboriginals. [Contained in] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 35, 1911

Editor

RSSA, Adelaide

Fecha de publicación

1911

Encuadernación

Paperback

Edición

First Edition.

Estado

Very Good

Catálogos de vendedores

• Medicine
• Australian Aborigines
• Australia
• South Australia