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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Journal of a Voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land: Comprising a Description of That Colony During a Six Months' Residence |
| Author | Prinsep, E |
| Date | 1833 |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Reference | 566.b.18 |
| Library / Archive | British Library |
| Collection Name | General Reference Collection |
| Description | A compilation of letters describing a journey starting in Penang, through the Eastern colonies and on to Tasmania. The author describes each of the colonies as they pass through, discussing matters such as physical descriptions of the settlements, traffic, hotels and finding servants. |
| Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Country (from) | India |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Singapore; Hobarton, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; Penang, Malacca, Malaysia; Jakarta, Java, Sumatra, Indonesia; |
| Ports | Calcutta, India |
| Nationality | English; Chinese; Malaysian; Australian; Aborigine |
| Keywords | race, racism, farming, agriculture, travel, tourism, servants, convicts, geography, climate, resources, roads, Aborigines, banking, fishing, statistics, land, agriculture |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | British Library |
