The French explorers and Sydney : 1788-1831 / Colin Dyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyer, Colin L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--Australia--New South Wales.

Explorers.

French--Australia--New South Wales--History.

French.

Sydney (N.S.W.)--History.

Sydney (N.S.W.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Place of Publication:

Saint Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2009.

Summary:

Colonial Sydney as you've never seen it before ... The early years of Sydney were witnessed by seven expeditions of French exploration between 1788 and 1831. These expeditions spent, in total, over a year in the new town of Sydney meeting most of its leading citizens and visiting its expanding environs. The French explorers, including Laprouse, Freycinet and Bougainville, were received and entertained by Sydney's dignitaries, including governors King, Macquarie, Brisbane and Darling and the high-profile Macarthur family.

Contents:

Cover; About the author; Title page; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; Notes; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192) and index.

ISBN:

0-7022-4340-X

OCLC:

609853384