Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A Voyage to Botany-Bay, with a description of the country and manners customs religion etc. of the natives ... to which is added his life and trial
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Printed by C. Lowndes, and sold by H. D. Symonds, no. 20 Paternoster Row
Place
Date
1795?
Physical Description
120 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Sydney Region (N.S.W.); Prisoners--Australia--Sydney Region (N.S.W.); New South Wales--History 1788-1851; Rare books--18th century]
Colophon: "Printed by C. Lowndes, Drury-Lane." See entry for Barrington in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, link in record.
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
George Barrington (1755-1804) was a notorious criminal known as 'The Prince of Pickpockets'. He served several sentences on board the prison hulks at Woolwich before being transported to Australia, where he later became Superintendent of Convicts and High Constable in New South Wales.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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