Forsaken Settlement: An Illustrated History of the Settlement of Victoria, Port Essington, North Australia 1838-1849 by Peter G Spillett

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top foredge. Foredges have sunned. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Dust jacket is enclosed in protective covering. Interior and binding are also very good.

The military establishment of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, was located on the Coburg Peninsula in the Northern Territory. It was one of the most disastrous attempts by the British at colonial settlement. Established in 1838 and disbanded by 1849, it became a ghost town.