Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, 1846-50, Volume 1

"Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake" is a historical account of the expedition around the Australian coast, penned by Captain Owen Stanley, a British Royal Navy officer and surveyor. In December 1846, Stanley sailed from Portsmouth with the naturalists Thomas Huxley, John MacGillivray, an