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y separately published work icon Journal of a Voyage from Plymouth to Sydney, in Australia, on Board the Emigrant Ship Royal Sovereign, with a Short Description of Sydney. single work   prose   travel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1844... 1844 Journal of a Voyage from Plymouth to Sydney, in Australia, on Board the Emigrant Ship Royal Sovereign, with a Short Description of Sydney.
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Affiliation Notes

  • Nineteenth-Century Travel Writing

    John Skinner Prout (1805-1876), a prolific artist of the colonies, painter, lithographer and art teacher, published his travel narrative Journal of a Voyage from Plymouth to Sydney. Prout prefaced the work by stating its authorship was for the amusement of friends at home, not publication. However, it was printed by those friends in the hope it would be useful to those who contemplated emigration to Australia as it exhibited "a true and vivid picture of life on board ship, rarely to be met with." It is structured as daily journal entries of the voyage, Prout's arrival in Sydney, and a short description of Sydney and Port Phillip. Prout also wrote An Illustrated Handbook of the Voyage to Australia and a Visit to the Gold Fields (1852).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Smith, Elder ,       1844 .
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      Link: 21363144Full text document Sighted: 18/03/2021

      Holdings

      Held at: National Library of Australia
      Location: Special Collections Reading Room
      Local Id: FRM F3890

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Victoria
      Local Id: RARELT 910.45 P94

      Holdings

      Held at: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
      Local Id: DSM/981.1/P
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Subjects:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria,
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