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A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation
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A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation

Author
Date1835
Object number00019552
NameBook
MediumLeather, card, gilt, cotton, Ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 225 x 155 x 87 mm, 1.8 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionIn his publication - A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation: Illustrated with Maps and Plans - John Ramsey McCulloch makes a number of references to Australia. In the section 'Colonies and Colony Trade', particular emphasis is placed on the disposal of land and selection of sites for colonial establishments.SignificanceThis book is an example of the resources available to commercial mariners in the first half of the 19th century, and also offers an insight into the selection of sites for the establishment of settlements in colonial Australia.