Narrative of a voyage to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land in the ship Skelton during the year 1820
Dixon, James1984
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Captain James Dixon was a Yorkshireman from the village of Skelton and afterwards Whitby in the Cleveland district. Records in the Tasmanian archives show that his ship 'Skelton', Captain Dixon in command, arrived from Leith on Monday 27 November 1820. He sailed to Port Jackson on 5 January 1821 and 29 January 1823 and returned to England on 5 September 1823. In 1822 his 'Narrative' was published in Edinburgh.
Facsimile edition
Hobart TAS : Melanie Publications, 1984
148 pages : illustration
Tasmaniana facsimile editions ; no. 7
Added title page title: Narrative of a voyage to New South Wales and Van Diemans Land in the ship Skelton during the year 1820 with observations on the state of these colonies, and a variety of information, calculated to be useful to emigrants by James Dixon, Commander of the Skelton. With an appendix containing Governor McQuarie's report regarding Van Dieman's Land, Tables of the population, List of articles suitable for exportation, etc etc
Facsimile reprint. First published: Edinburgh : John Anderson, 1822. Ferguson no. 858Edition limited to 200 copies - this copy no 83.
0908415117
919.4042
English
106090
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