Book, The English Colony in New South Wales 1788-1801

Maker
Collins, David
Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd

Object detail

Brief Description
A book entitled: The English Colony in New South Wales 1788-1801, 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.

This book was written by sometime Judge-Advocate and Secretary of the Colony, David Collins, and edited with an introduction and notes by James Collier.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard green linen cover with gold embossed printing on cover and spine, printed on paper in black ink.
Measurements
Height x Width: 225 x 150mm
Signature/Inscription
Ko te Matauranga te Kaha. Russell Duncan, Bookplate, Printed
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Stamp of two arrows in opposing directions - Russell Duncan's stamp, Stamp, Stamp
Subject date
1788-1801
Credit line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
994.4 Col, 303, 62510

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