Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay: With an Account of New South Wales, its Productions, Inhabitants, &c. To which is subjoined, A List of the Civil and Military Establishments at Port Jackson
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Publishing Details
Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay: With an Account of New South Wales, its Productions, Inhabitants, &c. To which is subjoined, A List of the Civil and Military Establishments at Port Jackson
By (Author) Watkin Tench
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
1st July 2004
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
58
Width 148mm, Height 210mm
Description
Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay is one of Tench's two accounts of early colonial Australian life, the other being The Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson. Before setting sail for Australia, Tench arranged with the London firm Debrett to publish his account of the colony for the eager readership back home. First published in 1789, the text ran to three editions and was promptly translated into French, German, Dutch and Swedish.
Author Bio
Watkin Tench was born in 1758 at Chester in the county of
Cheshire, England. He served as a Marine officer in the First Fleet and witnessed the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. Tench headed the list of those who wanted to stay in Australia as a soldier for a three-year tour, although he later returned to England. Despite his return, there is no doubt of the importance of Tenchs unique, detailed account of the English experience in colonial Australia.
