Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, in New South Wales, including an accurate description of the Situation of the Colony; of the Natives; and of its natural productions.
Taken on the spot by CaPtain Watkin Tench, of the marines.
Quarto, with a folding “Map of the hitherto unexplored country contiguous to Port Jackson: laid down from actual survey”, Orams copy with bookplate.
Description
First edition of Captain Watkin Tench’s major work on New South Wales: an author’s presentation copy inscribed on the title page “From the Author, to his Friend James Hodge Esq Plymouth 1793”.
Additional information
| Date | 1793 |
|---|---|
| Author/Maker | Watkin Tench |
