Author: PHILLIP, ARTHUR.
Title: The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island; compiled from Authentic Papers, which have been obtained from the several Departments. to which are added, The Journals of Lieut. Shortland, Witts, Ball, & Capt. Marshall, with an Account of their New Discoveries embellished with fifty five Copper Plates, The Maps and Charts taken from Actual Surveys, & the Plans & Views drawn on the Spot, by Capt. Hunter, Lieut's Shortland, Watts, Dawes, Bradley, Capt. Marshall.
Description: Facsimile Edition; Lge. 4to; pp. [ii], [iv], 6, [iv] list of plates, viii (advertisements), [viii] list of subscribers, x, 298, lxxiv (appendix), [ii] advertisement; portrait frontispiece, 55 plates including a number of fold out charts, full brown leather binding, corners a little bumped, a very good copy. (Melbourne, Georgian House, 1950). Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies, this being number 203. One of the cornerstones of any collection of Australiana.

Keywords: Australian history New South Wales Australia discovery exploration Arthur Phillip