The French explorers and Sydney [[electronic resource] ] : 1788-1831 / / Colin Dyer
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| Autore: |
Dyer Colin L
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| Titolo: |
The French explorers and Sydney [[electronic resource] ] : 1788-1831 / / Colin Dyer
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| Pubblicazione: | Saint Lucia, Qld., : University of Queensland Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 994.4102 |
| Soggetto topico: | Explorers - Australia - New South Wales |
| French - Australia - New South Wales - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Sydney (N.S.W.) History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; About the author; Title page; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; Notes; Bibliography |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Featuring previously unpublished translations, this insightful volume of journals and records from seven expeditions of French exploration between 1788 and 1831 documents the early years of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 expl |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The French explorers and Sydney |
| ISBN: | 0-7022-4340-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457128803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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