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An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales from its First Settlement in January 1788, to August 1801
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales from its First Settlement in January 1788, to August 1801

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales from its First Settlement in January 1788, to August 1801

Author (British, 1756 - 1810)
Publisher (London, 1793 - 1836)
Date1804
Object number00048296
NameBook
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 275 x 220 x 40 mm, 1887.66 g
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA book by Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins titled 'An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales from its First Settlement in January 1788, to August 1801: With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners ect. of the Native Inhabitants of that Country. To Which are Added Some Particulars of New Zealand, Compiled, by Permission, from the MSS of Lieutenant Governor King: And an Account of a Voyage Performed by Captain Flinders and Mr Bass: by Which the Existence of a Strait Separating Van Dieman's Land from the Continent of New Holland was Ascertained. Abstracted from the Journal of Mr Bass'. by 'Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins, of the Royal Marines... now Lieutenant Governor of Port Philip'. 2nd Edition. Published by T Cadell and W Davies, London, 1804. Illustrated with numerous engravings.

This account is a seminal work in the history of European settlement in Australia covering the period 1788 to 1801 in fine detail. The work includes descriptions of the voyage of the First Fleet, the establishment of settlements at Sydney Cove and Norfolk Island, the loss of the SIRIUS, exploration around Port Jackson, the flora and fauna of the country and the Indigenous people of Sydney.
SignificanceThis work is one of the earliest and wide-ranging descriptions of the European settlement of New South Wales written by Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins (Royal Marines), Judge-Advocate of the Colony.