A New Land: European Perceptions of Australia 1788–1850 by Stephen Martin

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Stephen Martin draws together a wide range of impressions and responses to Australia in the first 60 years of European settlement.

Using a selection of manuscripts, Martin traces the visions of the explorers opening the land for settlement, settlers and convicts overcoming the isolation and violence of establishing new lives, entrepreneurs intent on exploiting the land's resources, and travellers and scientists delighting in the profusion of local flora and fauna. (back cover)