Biographical entry Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de (1797 - 1873)

Summary

(Sir) Paul Edmund de Strzelecki was the author of "Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land" (1845), prepared during his visit to the colonies in 1839-43.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Paul Edmund de Strzelecki - Records, 1840; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Paul Edmund de Strzelecki - Records, 1837 - 1851, A3355, 4059; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• John Franklin - Records, 1837 - 1859, MS 114; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

• Heney, H. M. E., In a Dark Glass: the Story of P. E. de Strzelecki, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1961. Details
• Paszkowski, Lech, Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki: reflections on his life, Arcadia, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 1997, 370 pp. Details
• Rawson, R., The Count: a Life of Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, KCMG Explorer and Scientist, Heinemann, London, 1953. Details
• Strzeleski, P.E. (Count), Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1845, 389-462 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Andrews, Alan E.J., 'Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, 1797-1873', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004. Details
• Heney, Helen, 'Strzelecki, Sir Paul Edmund De (1797-1873), explorer and scientist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 494-495. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020457b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Branagan, D. F., 'Strzelecki's Geological Map of Southeastern Australia: an Eclectic Synthesis', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 6, no. 3, 1986, pp. 375-392. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9860630375.htm. Details
• Harvard, W.L., 'Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki.', Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. xxvi, 1941, pp. 20-97. Details
• Russell, H.C., 'Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales, 1778-1860', Australasian Association for Advancement of Science, vol. 1, 1888, pp. 45-94. Details
• Streleski, Count (sic) = Strzelecki, 'Notes of an Excursion in the North-Western Part of Tasmania', The Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Agriculture, statistics, &c., vol. 1, 1842, pp. 76-8. Details
• Streleski, Count (Strzelecki), 'On certain varieties of Australian coal', Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Agriculture, Statistics, &c., vol. 1, 1842, pp. 190-203. Details
• Streleski, Count (Strzelecki), 'Analysis of Soils from Mona Vale, near Ross, Van Diemen's Land, (a Table fold-out), submitted in 1842', Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, vol. 2, 1846, p. 308, facing. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-531705. Details