- Bib ID:
- 8080097
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Parsons, Andrew L. (Andrew Lee), 1968-, author
- Description:
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- Launceston, Tasmania : Publications Committee of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, 2019
- 90 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps (some colour) ; 26 x 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780977595556 (paperback)
- Summary:
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"Launceston Revealed takes the reader on a panoramic journey through Launceston's history: from a time when what would become Launceston was Aboriginal tribal land; through to the present day, as the city's river fronts undergo substantial change and development. The book is many things: a pictorial record, a cartographic history, a historical narrative and an entertaining trip into the past and back to 2019. Most of all, it is the story of a city, the land and its people."--Publisher's website.
- Full contents:
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- Preface
- 1. Historical commentary : why Launceston?
- 2. The 19th century : from colony to city
- 3. The microcosm of Launceston : evolution through expansion, 1857 to 1945
- 4. The 20th century : adversity and advancement : the 1929 flood ; the Second World War (1939-45) ; the Post-War burgeoning (1946-90)
- 5. The rivers run supreme : 1990 to 2019
- Bibliography
- Index of works.
- Notes:
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- "Embellished with harmoniously arranged maps, and enhanced by multitudinous and sundry plans, surveys, sketches, photographs ..."
- "1000 copies printed in September 2019"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-89) and index of works.
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- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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