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The John Hunter Perpetual Diary
A naval officer, naturalist and draughtsman, John Hunter was born in Scotland. He came to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 as second captain of HMS Sirius, under the command of Arthur Phillip. Reaching Botany Bay, Hunter surveyed the area with Philip, before deciding on Port Jackson as a more suitable site to land. He was appointed second governor of the colony of New South Wales in 1795. Hunter's personal sketchbooks from his time in Australia a filled with colourful and appealing drawings of the birds, animals and flowers of New South Wales and of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. They are among the earliest colonial impressions of Australia. Humorous and even quirky at times, Hunter's ...
The First Fleet Journal of John Hunter, October 1786 - August 1788
John Hunter was second captain of HMS Sirius, which led the First Fleet of eleven ships to New South Wales. His account begins with the fitting-out of the Sirius in 1786 and describes the voyage of the ships via Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town to Botany bay. After the squadron's arrival in Port Jackson, Hunter spent the next nine months exploring and charting the coastline. His journal, first published in London in 1793, is one of the earliest and most authoritative records of the beginnings of European settlement in Australia.
Transactions of the American Art-Union
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An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island" by John Hunter. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
