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The Tasmanian Trading Ketch – Garry Kerr

A Voyager favourite – what better looking boat?

Effectively self published in 1987. Small quarto, 179 pages, with very special illustrations of images and technical drawings of these fine craft, end paper charts. A very good copy.

The author was a crayfisherman who developed an interesting in writing from oral history – what a super combination.

Super sections on the design, hull form, lofting and building. Sails and sailing follow with yarns about plying there trade and the showing at regattas. And, life on board and the inevitable mishaps.

Wonderful book on a wonderful vessel by a crayfisherman no less.

$45.00

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William Dampier in New Holland – Alex S. George

The subtitle to this book now not socially acceptable but excuse it for its emphasis.

A very nice book and the subject, William Dampier, could not be more interesting … confidante of Jonathan Swift and stimulator of Gulliver and his Travels.

Here we have Dampier in and around the coast of Australia.

Published by Bloomings Books in 1999. Tall octavo, 171 pages, rich dark end papers and beautifully illustrated with images of the wonderful drawings from Dampier’s journals juxtaposed with modern colour photographs of similar subjects. Super fine condition.

A super production and a must for any Dampierite.

$40.00

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Hyacinthe de Bougainville’s Account of Port Jackson 1825 – The Governor’s Noble Guest – Marc Serge Riviere

Another beautiful production of the Miegunyah Press. Published in 1999, large octavo, 291 pages, nicely illustrated, super fine copy.

Baron Hyacinthe the son of the explorer Bougainville commanded an expedition in 1825 to Macau, Manilla and New South Wales in the Thetis and Esperance. This is a translation of his private diaries. He met Governor Brisbane and many explorer and notables … Hume, Blaxland, Oxley, Macarthur, Marsden and Piper.

It contains a bit of an expose as a result.

Hyacinthe had influence and knew people

$50.00

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The Discovery of Tasmania – H.G. Taylor – Published Cat & Fiddle Press, Hobart 1973.

A well researched work of 177 pages including the useful index. Illustrated with portraits of the Explorers.

Covering the period from Tasman (1642) to Baudin (1804) and embracing Du Fresne, Furneaux, Cook, Bligh, Cox, D’Entrecasteaux, Hayes, Flinders and Bass.

Much of the content referenced to official log and journals.

A good introduction for the serious historian

$40.00

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Marion Dufresne – An Officer of the Blue – South Sea Explorer 1724-1772 – Edward Duyker

The French Explorer who was the first to encounter Tasmanian Aborigines and was a precursor to the voyages of La Perouse, d’Entrecasteaux, Baudin and Dumont d’Urville.

This book is traces his life in incredible detail, as one would expect from author Duyker. Chronologies, references, bibliographies make this a first source.

Dufresne from start to finish

$70.00

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H.M. Bark Endeavour – Ray Parkin

Her place in Australian History. With and Account of her Construction, Crew and Equipment and a Narrative of her Voyage on the East Coast of New Holland in the Year 1770

First edition of this important publication in super condition. Issued by the Meiegunyah Press, Melbourne in 1997. Slipcase with two volumes.

Volume 1 has the narrative, 468 pages. The narrative draws on the records of Cook, Banks and Parkinson.

Volume 2 contains 25 maps and 31 drawings and plans of all things involved in building the functioning ship.

A must for any maritime historian. H.M. Bark Endeavour – nowhere else in such detail

$190.00

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