'A very tolerable addition': Leichhardt's mapping of the Balonne River
- Author
- Dr Martin Woods, National Library of Australia
- Published
- Thu 13 Mar 2008
- Episode Link
- https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/a-very-tolerable-addition-leichhardts-mapping-of-the-balonne-river
Date recorded: 15 June 2007.
Curator Martin Woods examines a rare map drawn by Ludwig Leichhardt. Woods says the map of the Balonne and Condamine rivers in Queensland raised hopes of an expanded Darling Downs farming district and funded Leichhardt's final journey.
