Hordern House- Discovery and Exploration

This manuscript describes the voyages, exploration and discovery of Australia and the Pacific as well as early navigational history. It also features botanical discovery and colonial expansion.

Hordern House frequently features items from key voyages, including those of Captain James Cook, Matthew Flinders, and the French explorers like Baudin.

They deal with early, rare accounts tracking the search for the “Southern Continent” (Terra Australis Incognita) and early Dutch, Spanish, and French voyages.

The firm offers materials relating to the development of the Australian colonies, including early inland exploration by figures like Charles Sturt and Ludwig Leichhardt, as well as accounts of conflicts, such as those regarding the Myall Creek Massacre.

 Significant works on the natural history of newly discovered regions, such as botanical plates by Ferdinand Bauer or the first scientific descriptions of kangaroos and Maori artifacts.