An account of the English colony in New South Wales, . from its first settlement in January 1788, to August 1801: with remarks on the dispositions, customs, manners, &c. of the native inhabitants of that country. To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled, by permission, from the mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King: and an account of a voyage performed by Captain Flinders and Mr. Bass; by which the existence of a strait separating Van Diemen's Land from the continent of New Holland was ascertained. Abstracted from the journal of Mr. Bass. By Lieutenant-General Collins, ... Illustrated with numerous engravings.
David Collins (1756-1810)
Category
Books
Date
1802
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3117420
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvi, 335, [1]p., plates . 4to.. Shelved and uniform with the first volume (1798). Bookseller's ticket: "Rowbottom, Derby". Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover: "Calke Abbey Library" [ie possibly Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet 1795-1844]. Binding: Nineteenth century half blue calf; brown marbled paper boards; gilt tooled spine; spine title: "New South Wales".
Makers and roles
David Collins (1756-1810) Philip Gidley King (1758-1808)