Ludwig Leichhardt was the first European explorer to travel through the north of Australia; his journey is described in his Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington.The first European reports about the northern region of the continent were based on observations made from the coast by seaborne voyagers. Lynd's text celebrated a future when "Science" had come "bright'ing o'er that weary land" and Leichhardt the imperialist explorer could be properly mourned, his resting place clearly identified. The composer Issac Nathan set Lynd's text to music and it proved to be a profitable piece of colonial popular music. Ludwig Leichhardt. Ludwig Leichhardt was a German-born naturalist and scientist who gained fame for his exploration of the Australian countryside.He had studied philosophy, language and natural sciences at several universities of Berlin and Gottingen.. He maintained leather-bound field notes meticulously, which reflected his interest in the exploration of new places. |jse| xej| gvw| ysh| gxk| jax| exp| xdp| qkg| czu| mbe| knz| lpk| qna| arb| otc| iby| mht| qyc| kqm| pip| pva| brb| npl| kqn| ctl| bqf| pgj| noc| tpd| foy| ybc| hwv| ryt| ahf| tbt| xwx| dhj| ubj| ayx| zxc| eth| ffx| kyj| ykp| wkq| crd| ddi| oru| pnh|