A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson: Including an Accurate Description of the Situation of the Colony; of the Natives; and of Its Natural Productions
(Paperback, First published in 1793 by G. Nicol and J. Sewell)
Publishing Details
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson: Including an Accurate Description of the Situation of the Colony; of the Natives; and of Its Natural Productions
By (Author) Watkin Tench
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
3rd August 2004
First published in 1793 by G. Nicol and J. Sewell
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
136
Width 148mm, Height 210mm
Description
Watkin Tench served as a Marine officer on one of the vessels of the First Fleet and recorded his observations of the voyage in A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay. Tench also wrote of the subsequent settlement in New South Wales in A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson. These accounts are among the most important documents of early settlement in Australia, giving an insight into the early colonial settlement, as told through the keen eyes of a curious young man.
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.
