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Gilbert, Thomas
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Gilbert, Thomas
- Voyage from New South Wales to Canton... with Views of the Islands Discovered. London: George Stafford for J. Debrett, 1789
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (280 x 215mm.), [iv], x, 86pp., [ii pp. adverts], half-title, 4 engraved folding plates of coastal profiles, contemporary calf, double dark red labels, grey drab endpapers, occasional spotting
"The Charlotte, commanded by Captain Gilbert, was one of the first fleet of ships conveying convicts and settlers to New South Wales in 1787. Having landed their consignment of convicts, the Charlotte and Scarborough, under Captain Marshall, proceeded to Canton to bring back a cargo of tea for the East India Company. Making its way to Canton on a track lying many degrees to the east of that pursued by any of the circumnavigators, Gilbert and Marshall discovered many important islands, including the ones that bear their respective names" (Hill).
"The Charlotte, commanded by Captain Gilbert, was one of the first fleet of ships conveying convicts and settlers to New South Wales in 1787. Having landed their consignment of convicts, the Charlotte and Scarborough, under Captain Marshall, proceeded to Canton to bring back a cargo of tea for the East India Company. Making its way to Canton on a track lying many degrees to the east of that pursued by any of the circumnavigators, Gilbert and Marshall discovered many important islands, including the ones that bear their respective names" (Hill).
Provenance
Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras, armorial bookplate
Literature
Ferguson 38; Hill (2004) 702; Lust 165; Wantrup 18
Condition
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