Travel Literature

Australia - South Pacific

Australia/New Zealand

Broughton, William Grant, 1788-1853.
Two journals of visitation to the northern and southern portions of his diocese/ by the Lord Bishop of Australia, 1843.
London : Printed for The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel ..., 1846.
IN PROCESS 34411707

Dawson, Robert.
The present state of Australia: a description of the country, its advantages and prospects, with reference to emigration: and a particular account of the manners, customs and condition of its aboriginal inhabitants.
London : Smith, Elder and Co. ..., 1830.
DU99 D3 1830

Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814.
The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay: with an account of the establishment of the colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island / comp. from authentic papers ... To which are added the journals of Lieuts Shortland, Watts, Ball & Capt. Marshall; with an account of their new discoveries. The views &c. &c. drawn on the spot, by Capt. Hunter, Lieuts. Shortland, Watts ... &c.
Dublin: Printed for P. Byrne, J. Moore ... &c., 1790.
994.4 P54

Selwyn, George Augustus, 1809-1878.
New Zealand, part I. Letters from the Bishop to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, together with extracts from his visitation journal, from July 1842 to January 1843.
London : Printed for The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel ..., 1847.
IN PROCESS 34175179

Wakefield, Edward Jerningham, 1820-1876.
Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844; with some account of the beginning of the British colonization of the islands.
London, J. Murray, 1845.
DU411 .W34 1845 v. 1-2

White, John, surgeon.
Journal of a voyage to New South Wales: with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions.
London: Printed for J. Debrett ..., 1790.
f QH197 .W58 1790
(extensively illustrated)

South Pacific

An Affecting narrative of the unfortunate voyage and catastrophe of His Majesty's ship Wager, one of Commodore Anson's squadron in the South Sea expedition: containing a full account of its being cast away on a desolate island, and of the strange proceedings of the officers and private men, after that unhappy event, more especially, of those important incidents, the shooting of Mr. Henry Cosins, and the imprisoning of Capt. C---p for that action / the whole compiled from authentic journals, and transmitted, by letter, to a merchant in London from a person who was an eye-witness of all the affair.
[London?] : Printed for John Norwood, and sold by the booksellers of London, Bristol, and Liverpool, 1751.
G530.W25 A44 1751

Bligh, William, 1754-1817.
A narrative of the mutiny, on board His Majesty's ship Bounty: and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies; illustrated with charts.
London : Printed for G. Nicol, 1790.
f DU20 .B524 1790
(maps)

Bligh, William, 1754-1817.
A voyage to the South Sea: undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's ship the Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh: including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship, and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies: the whole illustrated with charts, &c.
London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1792.
f DU20 .B5 1792
(maps)
(sparsely illustrated)

Campbell, Alexander, midshipman.
The sequel to Bulkeley and Cummins's Voyage to the South-Seas, or, The adventures of Capt. Cheap, the Hon. Mr. Byron, Lieut. Hamilton, Alexander Campbell, and others, late of His Majesty's ship the Wager, which was wreck'd on a desolate island in Lat. 47. S. Long. 81.40. W. in the South-Seas, anno 1741 ... / by Alexander Campbell; {With: An Affecting narrative of the unfortunate voyage and catastrophe of His Majesty's ship Wager. [London?]: Printed for John Norwood, 1751}.
London: Printed for the author, and sold by W. Owen, 1747.
G530.W25 A44 1751

Comstock, William, 1804-1882.
A voyage to the Pacific: descriptive of the customs, usages, and sufferings on board of Nantucket whale-ships.
Boston : Published by O.L. Perkins ; printed at the Seaman's Journal Office by J.S. Hart, 1838.
G545 .C6 1838

Ellis, William, 1794-1872.
Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands, including descriptions of the natural history and scenery of the Islands, with remarks on the history, mythology, traditions, government, arts, manners, and customs of the inhabitants.
London : Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1829.
DU510 .E46 1829 v. 1-2
(sparsely illustrated)

Ellis, William, 1794-1872.
Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands; including descriptions of the natural history and scenery of the islands, with remarks on the history, mythology, traditions, government, arts, manners and customs of the inhabitants.
London, Fisher, Son & Jackson, 1830.
DU510 .E46 1830 v. 1-2
(sparsely illustrated)

Hawkins, Richard, Sir, 1562?-1622.
The observations of Sir Richard Havvkins knight: in his voiage into the South Sea, anno Domini 1593.
London : Printed by I.D. for I. Iaggard ..., 1622.
E129.H4 H4 1622

Morris, Isaac.
A narrative of the dangers and distresses which befel Isaac Morris : and seven more of the crew, belonging to the Wager store-ship, which attended Commodore Anson, in his voyage to the South Sea ... : the whole serving as a supplement to Mr. Bulkeley's journal, Campbell's narrative, and Ld. Anson's voyage.
London : Printed for S. Birt ... and sold by A. Tozer ... in Exeter, [1750?]
G530.W25 A44 1751

Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814.
The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay: with an account of the establishment of the colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island / comp. from authentic papers ... To which are added the journals of Lieuts Shortland, Watts, Ball & Capt. Marshall; with an account of their new discoveries. The views &c. &c. drawn on the spot, by Capt. Hunter, Lieuts. Shortland, Watts ... &c.
Dublin : Printed for P. Byrne, J. Moore ... &c., 1790.
994.4 P54
(illustrated)

Shillibeer, John.
A narrative of the Briton's voyage, to Pitcairn's Island / by J. Shillibeer; illustrated with eighteen etchings by the author from drawings on the spot.
Taunton : Printed for the author by J.W. Marriott and published by Law and Whittaker, London, 1817.
G477 .S5 1817

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