Author: George Hamilton (Surgeon)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A Voyage Round the World, in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
Author: George Hamilton (Surgeon)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Memorandoms by James Martin
Author: Tim CauserPublisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1911576836
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Among the vast body of manuscripts composed and collected by the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), held by UCL Library’s Special Collections, is the earliest Australian convict narrative, Memorandoms by James Martin. This document also happens to be the only extant first-hand account of the most well-known, and most mythologized, escape from Australia by transported convicts. On the night of 28 March 1791, James Martin, William and Mary Bryant and their two infant children, and six other male convicts, stole the colony’s fishing boat and sailed out of Sydney Harbour. Within ten weeks they had reached Kupang in West Timor, having, in an amazing feat of endurance, travelled over 3,000 miles (c. 5,000) kilometres) in an open boat. There they passed themselves off as the survivors of a shipwreck, a ruse which—initially, at least—fooled their Dutch hosts. This new edition of the Memorandoms includes full colour reproductions of the original manuscripts, making available for the first time this hugely important document, alongside a transcript with commentary describing the events and key characters. The book also features a scholarly introduction which examines their escape and early convict absconding in New South Wales more generally, and, drawing on primary records, presents new research which sheds light on the fate of the escapees after they reached Kupang. The introduction also assesses the voluminous literature on this most famous escape, and critically examines the myths and fictions created around it and the escapees, myths which have gone unchallenged for far too long. Finally, the introduction briefly discusses Jeremy Bentham’s views on convict transportation and their enduring impact.
Voyages Round the World, from the Death of Captain Cook to the Present Time
Author: Andrew KippisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Voyages round the world, from the death of captain Cook to the present time
Author: WorldVoyages Round the World, from the Death of Captain Cook to the Present Time ...
Author: Travels, Explorations and Empires, 1770-1835, Part II Vol 8
Author: Tim FulfordPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000559939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
A collection of work that attempts to reflect the diversity of travel literature from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This literature often reveals something of the cultural and gender difference of the travellers, as well as ideas on colonialism, anthropology and slavery.
Voyages Round the World, from the Death of Captain Cook to the Present Time; Including Remarks on the Social Condition of the Inhabitants in the Recently-discovered Countries; Their Progress in the Arts, and ... in Religious Knowledge
Author: The Journal of William Lockerby, Sandalwood Trader in the Fijian Islands during the Years 1808-1809
Author: Leonard C. WhartonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317026675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The additional documents include Samuel Patterson's account of the wreck of the Eliza, 1808, the journal of the missionaries from the Hibernia, 1809, Captain Richard Siddon's experiences in Fiji in 1809-15, and extracts from periodical publications, 1804-15. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1925.
A Voyage Round the World, in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora. Performed Under the Direction of Captain Edwards in the Years 1790, 1791, and 1792.
Author: GEORGE. HAMILTONPublisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781379900221
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T136524 Berwick: printed by and for W. Phorson; B. Law and Son, London, 1793. 164p., plate: port.; 8°
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded by the Late Captain Owen Stanley During the Years 1846-50
Author: John MacGillivrayPublisher: London T. & W. Boone 1852.
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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