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Observations on the coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass's Strait and its islands and on part of the coasts of New South Wales : intended to accompany the charts of the late discoveries in those countries / by Matthew Flinders
Bib ID 761952
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Author
Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814
 
Online Versions
Description London : Printed by John Nichols, 1801 
36 pages ; 30 cm. 
Series

Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK589

Notes

National Library of Australia's RBRS N F329 (Petherick) copy is inscribed in a contemporary hand on preface page with the name, "Capt. N. Henry Waterhouse"; accessioned "47426"; with binder's title: Coasts of V.D. Land, N.S.W. - Flinders - 1801 - E.A.P..

National Library of Australia's NK589 copy in custom made brown leather box with five raised bands, by Baynton, Bath and bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1801/1) pasted inside lid; photocopies from British Library copy (reference P.3258.10497.g.11.) bound in at pages 1-4 and 29-32. The negative images of the photocopies are housed in NK7472 (Box 1).

RBRS N F329 copy also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-125749919

Cited In

Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 329.

Subjects Pilot guides -- Australia.  |  Bass Strait (Tas. and Vic.) -- Description and travel.
Other authors/contributors Waterhouse, Henry, 1770-1812, former owner

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