Extracts from the letters of James Backhouse : now engaged in a religious visit to Van Dieman's Land and New South Wales (Australia, Mauritius, South Africa) / accompanied by George Washington Walker
- Bib ID:
- 7579416
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Backhouse, James, 1794-1869
- Description:
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- London : Harvey and Darton, 1838-1841
- 5 pt. in 1 volume ; 21 cm.
- Full contents:
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- Part 1. 3rd ed. (1838)
- Part 2. 2nd ed. (1838)
- Part 3. [1st ed.] (1838)
- Part 4. [1st edition] (1838)
- Part 5. [1st ed.] (1839).
- Biography/History:
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Naturalist and first Quaker missionary in Australia. He visited homes, penal and Aboriginal settlements in Van Diemen's land from 1833-1834, and in New South Wales from 1835-1837. See "Australian dictionary of biography", vol. 1, p. 45-46.
- Notes:
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- National Library of Australia's FRM F2434 (N2) copy stamped and embossed Commowealth Parliament Library, 94424, 7-Mar. 1934; bears a label inside the front cover for the Southwark Mining Meeting and covered in dark brown embossed boards.
- National Library of Australia's FRM F2434 (N2) only contains the first 5 of 10 parts.
- Each part has separate title page.
- Parts 1-5 concern their visit to Van Dieman's Land and New South Wales.
- Cited In:
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- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 2434
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 2435
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 2436
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 2437
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 2703
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1869
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1841
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