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Lot #224 - BOUND FOR BOTANY BAY - THE WHITEHALL EVENING POST - 20 - 22 August 1789 and later editions

  • Auction House:
    Leski Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Australian & Colonial
  • Sale Date:
    02 Dec 2018 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    224
  • Lot Description:
    BOUND FOR BOTANY BAY - THE WHITEHALL EVENING POST - 20 - 22 August 1789 and later editions
    An advertisement on the front page of the first edition calls for tenders to transport convicts to New South Wales and another report about the details of the contract; the 1 - 3 December 1789 edition reports the arrival at Plymouth of Captain Gilbert on the Neptune with convicts for Botany Bay; the 15 - 17 December edition reports on Sir Joseph Banks' visit to the Discovery, then equipping at Deptford. (3).
  • Estimate:
    A$200 - 250
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Books & Manuscripts

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