The botanist and the judge : Allan Cunningham in Tasmania 1818-1819 / A.E. Orchard & T.A. Orchard ;...
The botanist and the judge : Allan Cunningham in Tasmania 1818-1819 / A.E. Orchard & T.A. Orchard ;...
The botanist and the judge : Allan Cunningham in Tasmania 1818-1819 / A.E. Orchard & T.A. Orchard ; botanical interpretation by S.J. Jarman & G. Kantvilas.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[Weston Creek, A.C.T.] [A.E. Orchard & T.A. Orchard], [2014]
Call Numbers
H 2015/451
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 176 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Prelude -- Preparations for the journey to Tasmania -- Cunningham in Tasmania -- John Septimus Roe -- Naming the Huon Pine -- Robert Littlejohn -- Supreme Court Judge Barron Field -- Allan Cunningham's later career -- Phillip Parker King -- Appendix: Plant specimens collected in Tasm...
Publication information
Publisher
[Weston Creek, A.C.T.] [A.E. Orchard & T.A. Orchard], [2014]
Place of Publication
Tasmania
Date Published
[2014]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"On Christmas Day, 1818, the tiny naval Cutter 'Mermaid', under the command of Lieutenant Phillip Parker King, sailed through Sydney Heads en route to Tasmania, where King intended to survey the newly discovered harbours of Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour. On board were two passengers, the botanist Allan Cunningham, employed to collect plants for...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The botanist and the judge : Allan Cunningham in Tasmania 1818-1819 / A.E. Orchard & T.A. Orchard ; botanical interpretation by S.J. Jarman & G. Kantvilas.
Portion of title
Allan Cunningham in Tasmania 1818-1819.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2015/451
Record Identifier
74VKORvkLW83
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKORvkLW83
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780994150509 (paperback)
DDC
580.92
MMS ID
991022475339702626
