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Reid, Thomas Two Voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's…
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Melbourne
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15-Jul-2018
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Reid, Thomas Two Voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, with a Description of the Present Condition of that Interesting Colony: including Facts and Observations relative to the State and Management of Convicts of both Sexes. Also Reflections on Seduction and its General Consequences. [London; Longman, Hurst, et al., 1822] First edition; xxiii, 392pp. Paper boards, parchment backed with printed label inserted. Ferguson 876. In solander box with gilt titles to spine. A valuable first-hand account of the treatment of transported convicts. Reid describes two voyages on convict transports; in 1818 on Neptune, to Sydney; and in 1820 on Morley to Hobart; on each of which he was Surgeon-Superintendent.
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