Abridged narrative of a Voyage of discovery to Australia
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Title
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Abridged narrative of a Voyage of discovery to Australia
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Subject
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Australia--Discovery and exploration
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Voyages and travels
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Discovery and exploration
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Shipping
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French language--Writing
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Current holder
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State Library of South Australia
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Period of reference
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1801 – 1801
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Series number
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PRG 17/15 microfilm (restricted) Reel 2, 3
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Item number
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b2189912
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Rights
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Written permission required - apply to State Library of SA for details
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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French
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Description from source
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2 cm, Microfilm 35mm, Available only on microfilm (reels); RESTRICTED MICROFILM; Ask at Desk
Abridged narrative of a Voyage of discovery to Australia performed in 'H.M.S. Investigator' 1801. Inscribed 'To Rev. William Tyler with respectful and affectionate regards of the son-in-law, the Author'. This series continues on Reel 3 with the following documents: Copy in French of the Abridged narrative, and account of Flinders' imprisonment on the Isle de France, written in French by Flinders himself, in the sixth year of his captivity; Rough voyage continued, 'At the head of the Gulph (sic) of Carpentaria. Sweer's Island to out of Blue Mud Bay. 'List of Officers & Louieys' embarked on board the Harriet cartel at the Isle of France, 13 June 1810 to go to India' in front of volume); Rough copy of the Voyage Book II, Chapter VI continued, page 70-107; 'Observations on the coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass's Strait and its Islands and on parts of the coasts of New South Wales' by Matthew Flinders (1801).
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Physical format
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Manuscripts