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The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson ... in the Years 1800, 1801, and 1802, to New South Wales (Paperback)
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The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson ... in the Years 1800, 1801, and 1802, to New South Wales (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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In 1800-2 the naval officer James Grant (1772-1833) sailed to
Australia on board the Lady Nelson, a surveying ship that was the
first in England to be built on the sliding-keel principle. In this
1803 publication, Grant assesses the merits of the design and
documents various teething problems experienced during the voyage
from England to Australia. He describes his stay at Cape Town, and
his favourable impression of the living standard of the deported
convicts at Sydney, which he found better than that of poor people
in England. Grant records his experiences on the coast of New South
Wales, his encounters with the Aborigines there, and the presence
of coal deposits on the Hunter River, and even reports that the
cabra grub is 'no bad apology for a better meal'. He also describes
his return journey via Cape Horn, during which he was becalmed in
the South Atlantic.
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