William Lawson - Journal of an expedition across the Blue Mountains, 11 May - 6 June 1813, together...
William Lawson - Journal of an expedition across the Blue Mountains, 11 May - 6 June 1813, together...
William Lawson - Journal of an expedition across the Blue Mountains, 11 May - 6 June 1813, together with wax impression of Lawson's seal
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Author / Creator
Date
1813
Call Numbers
Safe 1/97
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Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
1 seal (impression)
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Fonds
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Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here; http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a1482.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Journal, in Lawson's hand, written in a notebook. Lawson provides a detailed description of times and distances of the route of the journey, and some description of the terrain.
The volume is accompanied by a wax impression of Lawson's fob seal showing a coat of arms.
Alternative Titles
Full title
William Lawson - Journal of an expedition across the Blue Mountains, 11 May - 6 June 1813, together with wax impression of Lawson's seal
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Author / Creator
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Digital order no: Album ID : 823646...
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Administrative / Biographical history
William Lawson (1774-1850) was an explorer and pastoralist. Lawson trained as a surveyor, but joined the New South Wales Corps in 1799. He later became a lieutenant in the New South Wales Veterans Company. In 1813 he accompanied Gregory Blaxland and William Charles Wentworth in the first successful attempt to find a route across the Blue Mountain...
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Call Numbers
Safe 1/97
Record Identifier
9PQ8w4qn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9PQ8w4qn
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Reference code
447154
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