A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa.

London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844. Backhouse concluded a tour of Australia and sailed for the Indian Ocean in 1838. The lengthy work resulting from that voyage includes extensive descriptions of Mauritius, Mozambique Channel, and the Cape Colony, as well as many interior locations. "Backhouse and Walker were encouraged ... to visit the penal establishments and Aboriginal settlements and to make observations and suggest improvements. Their valuable reports were quite frank..." Hill 45. Ferguson 3558. Frontispiece of Hobart Town lightly foxed. Abraded library stamp on front pastedown, no other markings in text. Rubbed spot on backstrip. A good copy of the first edition bound in original blindstamped cloth with gold spine lettering. The three folding maps - "The World," "Tasmania," and "New South Wales," are in good condition.. 22.5 cm. xviii, 560, cxliv (appendices) pp. b/w plates, folding maps.