Account of a Voyage to Establish a Colony At Port Philip in Bass s - In His Majesty''s Ship Calcutta, in the Years 1802-3-4

Klappentext An account of a voyage to New South Wales in 1803 to establish a convict colony in Port Phillip. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Preface; 1. Motives which induced government to employ King's ships in transporting convicts to New South Wales; 2. From the Cape Verd Islands to Rio de Janeiro; 3. Rio de Janeiro; 4. From Rio de Janeiro to the Cape of Good Hope; 5. Transactions at Port Philip from the arrival to the sailing of the Calcutta; Addenda.

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• Autori: James Hingston Tuckey, Tuckey James Hingston
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039031
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03903-1
• Pagine: 260
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Viaggi > Guide turistiche > Mondo, Artide, Antartide; New South Wales, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Australasian and Pacific history