02180nam 2200469 a 450 991045712880332120200520144314.00-7022-4340-X(CKB)2550000000005819(EBL)477078(OCoLC)609853384(MiAaPQ)EBC477078(Au-PeEL)EBL477078(CaPaEBR)ebr10366911(EXLCZ)99255000000000581920100510d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The French explorers and Sydney[electronic resource] 1788-1831 /Colin DyerSaint Lucia, Qld. University of Queensland Press20091 online resource (217 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-02996-1 0-7022-3703-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192) and index.Cover; About the author; Title page; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; Notes; BibliographyFeaturing previously unpublished translations, this insightful volume of journals and records from seven expeditions of French exploration between 1788 and 1831 documents the early years of Sydney. These revealing accounts present intimate details of the everyday lives at all levels of society, from governors' parties to convict labor. The cultural observations and outsider perspectives on the new British colony and its leading citizens is surprising and engaging, simultaneously painting a vivid picture of early Australia, British colonial history, and the interests of pivotal French explExplorersAustraliaNew South WalesFrenchAustraliaNew South WalesHistorySydney (N.S.W.)HistoryElectronic books.ExplorersFrenchHistory.994.4102Dyer Colin L869194MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457128803321The French explorers and Sydney1940604UNINA