The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Maje... - 9781108039413

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 WalesAuthor(s): James Grant\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108039413, 978-1108039413\nSynopsis\nIn 18002 the naval officer James Grant [tel] 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.