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'Reconnoitering Voyages' title page
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1839...
1839
Reconnoitering Voyages and Travels, with Adventures in the New Colonies of South Australia; a Particular Description of the Town of Adelaide, and Kangaroo Island; and an Account of the Present State of Sydney and Parts Adjacent, including Visits to the Nicobar and other Islands of the Indian Seas, Calcutta, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena, during the Years of 1836, 1837, 1838
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19th-Century Australian Travel Writing
W.H. Leigh Esquire was a surgeon of the Australian Company's Ship South Australian. In Reconnoitering Voyages and Travels, he chronicled his global journey over the years 1836 to 1838, stating in the preface that he hoped this work would help those considering emigration to Australia. After travelling from Plymouth via the Cape of Good Hope, Leigh spent time on Kangaroo Island, as well as in Adelaide and Sydney and described Aboriginal peoples, flora and fauna, landscape, as well as the price of commodities in the cities. Leigh continued his journey, travelling on from Sydney to Calcutta.
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Subjects:
- Kangaroo Island, South Australia,
- Adelaide, South Australia,
- Sydney, New South Wales,
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