An account of the English colony in New South Wales : 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, by David Collins, Esquire, late judge advocate and secretary of the colony ; illustrated by engravings.
Alternate Title(s):
An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement, in January 1788, to August 1801.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1798-1802.
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Volume 2 title: 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 permisson, from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor King : and an account of a voyage performed by Captain Flinders and Mr. Bass : by which the exisence of a Strait separating Van Dieman's Land from the continent of New Holland was ascertained. Abstraced from the journal of Mr. Bass.
Contents:
Engravings: Chart of the Three Harbours of Botany Bay, Port Jackson, and Broken Bay -- View of the Governor's House at Rose Hill in the Township of Parramata -- By water to Paramatta, with a distant view of the Western Mountains -- Eastern view of Sydney -- Western view of Sydney Cove -- Direct south view of Sydney -- South-east view in Sydney, including the Church, &c. -- North view of Sydney Cove -- Baker's Farm on the banks of the river -- Western view of Toongabbe -- Portraits of Ben-nil-long, Wo-la-ra-bar-ray, Wo-gul-row-e, Boin-ba, and Bun-de-bun-da -- The Brick Field, or High Road to Parramatta -- View of Sydney in Norfolk Island -- Facsimile of a chart of New Zealand, drawn by Too-gee -- [8 plates]. Yoo-long Erah-ba-diang -- Ceremony of burning a corpse -- A night scene in the neighbourhood of Sydney -- Chart of the three harbours of Botany-Bay, Port-Jackson, and Broken-Bay -- A scene by moonlight -- Ornythorhyncus Paradoxus -- Mænura Superba -- Wom bat -- The mountain eagle -- Natives under a rock in bad weather -- The Emu of New South Wales -- Plan and elevation of the Church at Parramatta.
Subject Terms:
Bass, George, 1771-1803. | Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814. | New Zealand -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800. | Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800. | Maori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800. | New South Wales -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800. | Natural history -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Early works to 1800. | Collins, David -- Bookplate. | Sticht, John Hadmar -- Bookplate. | Collins, David -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- England -- London -- 1798. | Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1798.