Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die erde in den jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. Zoologischer theil.

Vienna: Kaiserlich-Konigliche, 1869.
Quarto, 33 lithographed plates, eight chromolithographs (two mammal and six bird). Binder’s cloth, a few spots otherwise a very good copy.

The complete first part of the zoology of the "Novara" voyages, covering mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, all with plates.

The Novara was the name of the frigate that circumnavigated the earth during the Austrian Imperial expedition of 1857-1859. This massive scientific expedition was sponsored by the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna and led by geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter and zoologist Georg von Frauenfeld. Important collections were made in many countries including Australia and New Zealand and major oceanographic contributions were made in the South Pacific.

Wood p. 495.