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Sorrento, Victoria, Australia: Arden Press, 1994. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. The seven years of letters of George Prideaux Harris, Deputy Surveyor-General of New South Wales from 1803 to 1812, provide, along with his papers and sketches, a dramatic and poignant account of the hardships of life in the fledgling colony. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling on front, black titling on spine, signed by editor on title page, black and white illustrations as well as a four-page cluster of colour plates, 158 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, shelf wear, upper spine end is bumped resulting in light creases to both front and back covers, creases to free corners of front and back cover, light crease to centre of front cover, some pale spots of discolouration to text block edge, interior is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please…
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Letters of G.P. Harris 1803-1812: Deputy Surveyor-General of New South Wales at Sullivan Bay, Port Phillip, and Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Paperback - 1994
by HARRIS, George Prideaux [edited by Barbara Hamilton-Arnold.]
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- Title Letters of G.P. Harris 1803-1812: Deputy Surveyor-General of New South Wales at Sullivan Bay, Port Phillip, and Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land
- Author HARRIS, George Prideaux [edited by Barbara Hamilton-Arnold.]
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Arden Press, Sorrento (Vic.)
- Date 1994
- ISBN 9780646141596
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Letters of G. P. Harris 1803 - 1812: Deputy Surveyor-General of New South Wales at Sullivan Bay, Port Phillip, and Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.
by Harris, G. P.; Hamilton-Arnold, Barbara (editor).
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Sorrento, VIC: Arden Press, 1994. Paperback large wide octavo, good plus condition, black & white sketches, watercolour plates, family tree, edges lightly foxed, light foxing inside covers, bottom corner tips few pages & rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. 158 pp. Barbara Hamilton-Arnold has edited the letters of George Prideaux (G. P.) Harris, a young lawyer from Devon, who spent seven years in New South Wales as Deputy Surveyor-General. He then camped briefly at Sullivan Bay, Port Phillip, before Lieutenant-Governor David Collins transferred his convict colony across Bass Strait to establish Hobart Town in Van Diemen's Land. The letters, papers and sketches provide a dramatic and poignant account of the hardships of life in the fledgling colony. The letters cover his duties as surveyor, explorer and magistrate and, at times, Deputy Commissary and editor of the Derwent Star. He had a special interest in natural history, and he identified a number of new species, including the…
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