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The Voyage Of Captain Don Felipe Gonzalez To Easter Island, 1770â€“1 - Preceded By An Extract From Mynheer Jacob Roggeveen'S Official Log Of His Discovery Of And Visit To Easter Island

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 These English translations of first-hand accounts from the first Europeans to land on Easter Island were published in 1908. Their descriptions of the enormous moai make clear their wonder at the mysterious monolithic statues, and their incredulity that the inhabitants had the means to carve and move such structures.
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The Cruise Of H.M.S. Galatea - Captain H.R.H. The Duke Of Edinburgh, K.G., In 1867â€“1868

de John Milner e Oswald Walters Brierly

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 Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son, made the first royal visit to Australia in 1867â€"8 during a world tour. Published in 1869, this illustrated chronicle includes scenes from a South African elephant hunt and an account of the assassination attempt in Sydney which necessitated an early return to England.
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An Historical Collection Of The Several Voyages And Discoveries In The South Pacific Ocean

de Alexander Dalrymple

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 These accounts, published in 1770â€"1 and reissued here in one volume, are of notable Iberian and Dutch voyages in the southern hemisphere. They were translated and edited by Alexander Dalrymple (1737â€"1808), who became the hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1795. The work includes a chronological table of discoveries since 1501.
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Polynesian Researches During A Residence Of Nearly Six Years In The South Sea Islands

de William Ellis

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 While in the Society Islands, British missionary William Ellis (1794â€"1872) keenly observed indigenous Polynesian life and customs that were already shifting under Western influences. Published in 1829, this two-volume collection records his admiration of an inventive and complex culture, alongside his horror at its polytheistic rituals.
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Australia And New Zealand: Volume 2

de Anthony Trollope

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 These two volumes, first published in 1873, recount the two-year journey made by Anthony Trollope (1815â€"82) across Britain's colonies in the Antipodes. A prolific and celebrated novelist, Trollope gives an insight into life in Victorian Australasia as its people sought to establish their own national identity.
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Australia And New Zealand: Volume 1

de Anthony Trollope

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 These two volumes, first published in 1873, recount the two-year journey made by Anthony Trollope (1815â€"82) across Britain's colonies in the Antipodes. A prolific and celebrated novelist, Trollope gives an insight into life in Victorian Australasia as its people sought to establish their own national identity.
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Travels In New Zealand - With Contributions To The Geography, Geology, Botany, And Natural History Of That Country

de Ernst Dieffenbach

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 As a surgeon and naturalist for the New Zealand Company, Ernst Dieffenbach (1811â€"55) travelled widely in the North Island between 1839 and 1841. First published in 1843, this highly readable two-volume account of his discoveries and experiences covers the landscapes, flora, fauna and native islanders.
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Voyage Of Hms Blonde To The Sandwich Islands, In The Years 1824â€“1825 - Captain The Right Hon. Lord Byron, Commander

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 In July 1824 the king and queen of Hawaii died of measles on a state visit to England. Published in 1826, this composite work combines a brief history of Hawaii with an account of the voyage led by George Anson Byron to return the royal bodies to their native land.
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The Naturalist In Australia

de William Saville-Kent

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 William Saville-Kent (1845â€"1908) was a British naturalist and marine biologist who spent more than a decade as a fisheries expert in Australia. During his time there he made extensive surveys of the natural world, which form the basis for this richly illustrated work, first published in 1897.
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A Narrative Of The Expedition To Botany Bay - With An Account Of New South Wales, Its Productions, Inhabitants, Etc.

de Watkin Tench

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 Watkin Tench (c.1758â€"1833) was a member of the crew of the Charlotte, which was one of the eleven First Fleet ships of convicts destined for Botany Bay. This work, published in 1789, is an account of the six-month voyage to Australia and the early days of settlement.
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The Mines Of South Australia, Including Also An Account Of The Smelting Works In That Colony - Together With A Brief Description Of The Country, And Incidents Of Travel In The Bush

de J. B. Austin

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 The British journalist and mining expert John Baptist Austin (1827â€"96), who had moved to Adelaide as a young man, was fascinated by the gold rush in Victoria. This 1863 publication comprises a detailed account of South Australia's mining industry in the mid-nineteenth century.
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An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands, In The South Pacific Ocean - With An Original Grammar And Vocabulary Of Their Language

de William Mariner

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 In November 1806, the Port-au-Prince arrived at the Friendly Islands. William Charles Mariner (1791â€"1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants, and lived there for four years. This two-volume second edition of his observations, published in 1818, offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language.
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A Voyage Round The World, In The Years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, And 1804 - In Which The Author Visited Madeira, The Brazils, Cape Of Good Hope, The English Settlements Of Botany Bay And Norfolk Island, And The Principal Islan

de John Turnbull

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 First published in 1805, this travelogue documents John Turnbull's five-year journey around the world, including three years spent exploring the Pacific Islands. Turnbull left Portsmouth in 1800 intending to pursue trade in Asia. His travels instead took him to the Pacific. This expanded edition was published in 1813.
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Narrative Of Some Passages In The History Of Van Diemen'S Land - During The Last Three Years Of Sir John Franklin'S Administration Of Its Government

de John Franklin

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 Sir John Franklin (1786â€"1847) was appointed Governor of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1837, but quickly clashed with colonial officials and free settlers. Recalled in 1843, Franklin worked hard to regain his reputation. He wrote this pamphlet, completed in 1845, to defend himself against the misrepresentations of others.
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A First Year In Canterbury Settlement

de Samuel Butler

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 This 1863 publication was compiled from letters sent from New Zealand by the young Samuel Butler (1835â€"1902). They describe practical and financial aspects of his profitable sheep-farming enterprise, colonial life, and the landscapes, flora and fauna of South Island. Butler's Utopian novel Erewhon (1872) drew on the experiences described here.
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Old New Zealand - A Tale Of The Good Old Times By A Pakeha Maori

de Frederick Edward Maning

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 This lively eye-witness description of the then fast-disappearing traditional Maori way of life was published in 1863 by the Anglo-Irish trader Frederick Edward Maning (c.1811â€"83). Informal, opinionated and fast-moving, Maning's narrative ranks as a classic source on the early period of European settlement in New Zealand.
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A Statistical, Historical, And Political Description Of The Colony Of New South Wales, And Its Dependent Settlements In Van Diemen'S Land - With A Particular Enumeration Of The Advantages Which These Colonies Offer For Emigration, And Their Superiority In Many Respects Over Those Possessed

de William Charles Wentworth

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 W. C. Wentworth (1790â€"1872) was a politician, landowner and journalist who played a major part in the history of modern Australia. This book, first published in 1819, contains a vast amount of information about New South Wales and Tasmania, and describes their advantages for European immigrants.
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Knocking About In New Zealand

de Charles L. Money

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 Charles L. Money's 1871 account of his seven years in New Zealand - including his participation in the second Taranaki war, which was instrumental in establishing colonial control of the area, and his employment as a gold prospector, surveyor and in agricultural work - illuminates this formative period of New Zealand history.
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New South Wales - Its Present State And Future Prospects

de James Macarthur

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 The wealthy Australian-born landowner and politician James Macarthur (1798â€"1867) sponsored this 1837 publication. At its core are two petitions requesting closer British government involvement in the transition of New South Wales from a convict colony to a free emigrant society, supported by detailed social, administrative and economic data.
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A History Of The Colony Of Victoria - From Its Discovery To Its Absorption Into The Commonwealth Of Australia

de Henry Gyles Turner

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 Published in 1904, this authoritative two-volume history by Henry Gyles Turner (1831â€"1920) traces the first century of European settlement in Victoria, Australia. Volume 2 focuses first on the gold rush, discusses the region's changing political landscape, and concludes with an account of Victoria's integration into the Commonwealth of Australia.
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A History Of The Colony Of Victoria - From Its Discovery To Its Absorption Into The Commonwealth Of Australia

de Henry Gyles Turner

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 Published in 1904, this authoritative two-volume history by Henry Gyles Turner (1831â€"1920) traces the first century of European settlement in Victoria, Australia. Volume 1 covers the period from 1803 to Victoria's establishment as an independent colony, and explores the social, political and economic effects of the discovery of gold.
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A Narrative Of A Nine Months' Residence In New Zealand In 1827 - Together With A Journal Of A Residence In Tristan D'Acunha, An Island Situated Between South America And The Cape Of Good Hope

de Augustus Earle

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 Augustus Earle (1793â€"1838) was a professional watercolour artist who travelled the world in search of exotic subjects. This book describes his experiences in New Zealand during the early days of European settlement, and an unplanned eight-month stay in the tiny British community on Tristan da Cunha.
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The Story Of New Zealand - Past And Present, Savage And Civilized

de Arthur S. Thomson

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 Arthur S. Thomson (1816â€"60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist, posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. His two-volume account of the islands' history was published in 1859. In Volume 2 Thomson justifies the British colonisation of the country, as promoting progress and civilisation.
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The Story Of New Zealand - Past And Present, Savage And Civilized

de Arthur S. Thomson

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 Arthur S. Thomson (1816â€"60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist, posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. His two-volume account of the islands' history was published in 1859. Volume 1 is divided into two parts, on the Maori and on the discovery and settlement by Europeans.
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