A Voyage to New South Wales: The Journal of Lieutenant William Bradley of HMS Sirius 1786-1792 (with charts)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Lieutenant William Bradley
Binding: Hardback
Published: Ure Smith Pty Limited, Sydney, 1969
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Brown boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy. Matching boxed portfolio of folding charts in good condition.
A foundational work of naval and colonial history, A Voyage to New South Wales presents Lieutenant William Bradley’s firsthand account of the First Fleet’s journey and the early years of settlement in Australia. Spanning 1786 to 1792, the journal documents the voyage aboard HMS Sirius, the establishment of Port Jackson, and the evolving relationship between British officers and Indigenous communities. Bradley records with precision the challenges of navigation, the harsh realities of colonial life, and the strategic importance of maritime surveying, supported by original charts and watercolour illustrations. The volumes captures the tension between imperial ambition and environmental adversity, offering rare insight into the logistical and human dimensions of Britain’s penal experiment. They remain a critical primary source for scholars of exploration, cartography, and early Australian history.
Author: Lieutenant William Bradley
Binding: Hardback
Published: Ure Smith Pty Limited, Sydney, 1969
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Brown boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy. Matching boxed portfolio of folding charts in good condition.
A foundational work of naval and colonial history, A Voyage to New South Wales presents Lieutenant William Bradley’s firsthand account of the First Fleet’s journey and the early years of settlement in Australia. Spanning 1786 to 1792, the journal documents the voyage aboard HMS Sirius, the establishment of Port Jackson, and the evolving relationship between British officers and Indigenous communities. Bradley records with precision the challenges of navigation, the harsh realities of colonial life, and the strategic importance of maritime surveying, supported by original charts and watercolour illustrations. The volumes captures the tension between imperial ambition and environmental adversity, offering rare insight into the logistical and human dimensions of Britain’s penal experiment. They remain a critical primary source for scholars of exploration, cartography, and early Australian history.