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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian History
• Sale Date:
  30 May 2017 ~ 10am - Session 1: Lots 1 - 406
  30 May 2017 ~ 2.30pm - Session 2: Lots 407 - 715
• Lot #:
  330
• Lot Description:
  FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE June 18-20, 1789
  This edition contains a short extract of a letter “from an officer on board the Sirius at Botany Bay, to a gentleman in this city [Edinburgh] by which “we have a more favourable account of the country than what has yet appeared.” “The inhabitants (he says) are exceedingly shy, and do not seem to wish for any communication with us. The less, in my opinion, the better, as they seem fond of thieving every thing they can lay their hands on......”
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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