Nature's investigator : the diary of Robert Brown in Australia, 1801-1805 / compiled by T.G. Vallance, D.T. Moore & E.W. Groves
- Bib ID:
- 1461913
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Brown, Robert, 1773-1858
- Online Version:
- Table of contents
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- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Biological Resources Study, 2001
- xii, 666 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0642568170
- Summary:
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Transcripts of Robert Brown's diaries, supplemented with notes from the writings of Flinders and Good; Brown was the naturalist on the 'Investigator' voyage; maps and diary entries for places visited; mentions contact with Aboriginal peoples, including at: Princess Royal Harbour p. 96-99, 104-5 (includes a word list of eleven words); comments on drawings of van Diemen's land Aborigines at a meeting with Baudin at Encounter Bay, p. 179; at Sandy Cape p. 227; Bongare and Flinders interacting with local people 231-233; Nanberry and others attacked at Port Curtis p. 237-239; Keppel Bay p. 244, 258; Nanbury did not understand the language at Shoalwater Bay p. 259-260; the 'Lady Nelson' which was accompanying the 'Investigator' was sent back to Sydney, taking Nanbaree who was homesick); Murray Islands p. 290-3 (includes word list of five words and three men's names); p. 303 Pennefather River; place name for Mill Creek is Gurakarang or Yierakarang (includes word list of five plant names) p. 445-446; five kinds of kangaroo distinguished p. 446; meeting an Aboriginal party at Port Dalrymple p. 469-470; language of Van Dieman's Land collected by Brown at River Derwent (word list of 31 words) p. 482-483; visit from, then conflict with, Aborigines at Williams River (NSW) p. 553-554.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 609-622.
- Subject:
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- Brown, Robert, 1773-1858 -- Diaries
- Brown, Robert, 1773-1858 -- Journeys
- Investigator (Ship : Captain = Matthew Flinders)
- Voyages and travels
- Botanists
- Language - Vocabulary - Place names
- Language - Vocabulary - Word lists
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Australia -- Discovery and exploration
- Derwent River (SE Tas SK55-08, SK55-06)
- Georges River (S Sydney NSW SI56-05)
- Princess Royal Harbour (SW WA SI50-11)
- Shoalwater Bay (E Qld SF56-09)
- Sandy Cape (Fraser Island, SE Qld SG56-03)
- Keppel Bay (E Qld SF56-13)
- Williams River (NSW N Coast SI56-02)
- Pennefather River (Qld NW Cape York SD54-03)
- Port Dalrymple (NE Tas SK55-04)
- Mer / Murray Island (Qld TSI SC55-05)
- Gladstone / Port Curtis (E Qld SF56-13)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Terms of Use:
- Commonwealth of Australia 2001.
- Available From:
- ABRS (Publications), GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601.
- Copyright:
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 2001
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