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The Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea - Captain H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., in 1867-1868 (Paperback)
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The Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea - Captain H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., in 1867-1868 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
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In 1867, Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son, commissioned
the Galatea for a voyage around the world which would include the
first royal visit to Australia. Stopping along the way in Rio de
Janeiro and Cape Town, Alfred was received with great ceremony at
each port of call. These visits provided the ship's chaplain John
Milner (1822 97) and the artist Oswald Brierly (1817 94) with ample
material for this chronicle, published in 1869, which gives
background details of each region alongside scenes from the tour,
enhanced by illustrations based on Brierly's sketches. The authors
drew on various recollections and writings, including a letter from
Alfred to his brother describing an elephant hunt in South Africa.
The tour was abruptly curtailed in Sydney when a Fenian sympathiser
attempted to assassinate the prince, an act which boosted support
for the British royal family."
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