Journal of Arthur Bowes Smyth
Auteur : Arthur Bowes Smyth
Date de publication : 1787
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Nombre de pages : Non disponible
Résumé du livre
MS 4568 comprises the journal relating to Arthur Bowes Smyth's voyage to Australia in 1787, his stay in New South Wales and the trip back to England in 1789. This original diary provides a detailed and often entertaining account of the voyage to Australia, the early weeks of the settlement at Port Jackson and a visit to Lord Howe Island. The entry for 26 January 1788 describes the encounter in Botany Bay with the French expedition commanded by La Perouse and Smyth's first impression of Port Jackson (1 v., 2 folders).