2001 The Summer Survey Log Of Lady Nelson 1801 Melbourne Australian History Book

2001 The Summer Survey Log Of Lady Nelson 1801 Melbourne Australian History BookThe Summer Survey - Log Of Lady Nelson 1801-1802 John MurrayIntroduction and Notes by Valda ColePublished by Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Inc 2001 1st EditionPublished In An Edition Of 500 Copies to mark the Bi-Centenary of the Voyage of Discovery by Lady Nelson to Flinders Island, the Kent Group, Western Port, King Island, the Fleurieu Group and to Port Phillip, whose entrance from Bass Strait waters was first observed on the afternoon of 4 January, 1802."His Majesty's Armed Survey Vessel Lady Nelson was commissioned in 1799 to survey the coast of Australia. At the time large parts of the Australian coast were unmapped and Britain had claimed only part of the continent. The British Government were concerned that, in the event of settlers of another European power becoming established in Australia, any future conflict in Europe would lead to a widening of the conflict into the southern hemisphere to the detriment of the trade that Britain sought to develop. It was against this background that Lady Nelson was chosen to survey and establish sovereignty over strategic parts of the continent."Book presents exceptionally well, like new. Please study photos to further understand condition.Size 26cm x 18cm x 1.25cm - 94 Pages