In the footsteps of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855): Soldier, surveyor, explorer, geologist, and probably the first person to compile geological maps in Australia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 287, Issue , 2007, Pages 343-373

  Oldroyd, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38749136278     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP287.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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