Lot 288
Australia.- White (John) Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, first edition, engraved vignette title, 65 hand-coloured etchings, J. Debrett, 1790.
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
Australia.- White (John) Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, first edition, engraved vignette title, 65 hand-coloured etchings, tissue-guards, later engraved map dated 1802 pasted inside upper cover, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary manuscript note with Italian translation to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, red morocco spine label with gilt lettering, large 4to, J. Debrett, 1790.
⁂ John White was the principal surgeon aboard the First Fleet during its voyage from Portsmouth to Botany Bay. Commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip, the First Fleet founded a penal colony in New South Wales, the first European settlement in Australia. This contains descriptions of the voyage as well as illustrating many Australian species of flora and fauna for the first time, such as the Australian green tree frog, Litoria caerulea, also known as White's tree frog.
Description
Australia.- White (John) Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, first edition, engraved vignette title, 65 hand-coloured etchings, tissue-guards, later engraved map dated 1802 pasted inside upper cover, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary manuscript note with Italian translation to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, red morocco spine label with gilt lettering, large 4to, J. Debrett, 1790.
⁂ John White was the principal surgeon aboard the First Fleet during its voyage from Portsmouth to Botany Bay. Commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip, the First Fleet founded a penal colony in New South Wales, the first European settlement in Australia. This contains descriptions of the voyage as well as illustrating many Australian species of flora and fauna for the first time, such as the Australian green tree frog, Litoria caerulea, also known as White's tree frog.
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