The usurper : Jorgen Jorgenson and his turbulent life in Iceland and Van Diemen's Land 1780-1841 / Dan Sprod
- Bib ID:
- 2568133
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sprod, Dan, 1924-2018, author
- Description:
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- Sandy Bay, Tas. : Blubber Head Press, 2001
- xiii, 718 p., [38] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0908528299
- Summary:
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Biography of Jorgen Jorgenson, who "based in Sydney ... participated, as a crew member of the surveying brig HM Lady Nelson, in the exploration of Bass Strait and in establishment of the first white settlements at the Derwent River, Van Diemen's Land ... and at Port Phillip; chapter 22 describes the establishment in 1828 of roving parties, of which Jorgenson was in charge of four; establishment of the Black Line.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 690-707.
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- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Until 2088 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- 2018
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 2001
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