Описание: W. C. Wentworth (1790-1872) was a politician, landowner and journalist who played a major part in the history of modern Australia. This book, first published in 1819, contains a vast amount of information about New South Wales and Tasmania, and describes their advantages for European immigrants.
Описание: James Tuckey (1776-1816) was the first lieutenant on H.M.S. Calcutta when it was given orders in 1802 to sail to Port Phillip, New South Wales (today`s Melbourne), establish a convict colony and conduct a survey of the area. Tuckey recalls the journey in this account, published in 1805.
Автор: Flanagan Название: The History of New South Wales ISBN: 1108038921 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108038928 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Published shortly after his death in 1862, Flanagan`s chronicle demonstrates the author`s enthusiastic, but politically impartial, approach to Australian history. Opening with Cook`s voyage of 1770, Volume 1 covers the first sixty-eight years of European immigration, and the political, criminal and military skirmishes that shaped the new British colony.
Автор: Flanagan Название: The History of New South Wales ISBN: 110803893X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108038935 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Published in 1862, Flanagan`s chronicle demonstrates the author`s enthusiastic, but politically impartial, approach to Australian history. Volume 2 addresses the campaign for the discontinuation of criminal transportation and the origins of the Elected Council, and concludes with substantial appendices pertaining to the economic, geographic and agricultural status of the colony.
Описание: In November 1806, the Port-au-Prince arrived at the Friendly Islands. William Charles Mariner (1791-1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants, and lived there for four years. This two-volume second edition of his observations, published in 1818, offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language.
Описание: Watkin Tench (c.1758-1833) was part of the crew of the Charlotte, one of the First Fleet ships of convicts destined for New South Wales. Tench stayed in Port Jackson for four years and this work, published in 1793, is an account of the establishment of a colony there.
Автор: Macarthur Название: New South Wales ISBN: 1108039324 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039321 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The wealthy Australian-born landowner and politician James Macarthur (1798-1867) sponsored this 1837 publication. At its core are two petitions requesting closer British government involvement in the transition of New South Wales from a convict colony to a free emigrant society, supported by detailed social, administrative and economic data.
Описание: In 1800-2 the naval officer James Grant (1772-1833) sailed the Lady Nelson to Australia in order to test a new design of keel. This 1803 publication describes the sea trials, together with his impressions of Cape Town and Australia, their natural history and their indigenous and colonial populations.
Автор: Mudie Название: The Felonry of New South Wales ISBN: 1108038883 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108038881 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4750.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Published in 1837, Mudie`s account of the `social, moral and political condition` of the penal colony of New South Wales terrified British readers. Advocating strict discipline and `religious impression`, this work reveals the brutal treatment that awaited those whose punishment began with transportation to Australasia.
Автор: Meredith Название: Notes and Sketches of New South Wales ISBN: 1108024173 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024174 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3802.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1844, Louisa Anne Meredith`s account of emigrating to New South Wales is a frank and sometimes negative document about Australian society at the time. However, her interest in, and great skill at describing, wildlife made her one of the most successful women writers in Victorian Australia.
Описание: James Burney (1750-1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 2 covers voyages between 1579 and 1620.
Описание: James Burney (1750-1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 3 covers voyages between 1620 and 1688.
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