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'A Descriptive Account of Van Diemen's Island' title page
y separately published work icon A Descriptive Account of Van Diemen's Island, Being Part of the British Colony of New South Wales, Its Fine Climate, Soil, and Productions, and the Encouragement Given by Government to Free Settlers, Offering Peculiar Inducements and Advantages which no other British or Foreign Colony Presents. single work   prose   travel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1821... 1821 A Descriptive Account of Van Diemen's Island, Being Part of the British Colony of New South Wales, Its Fine Climate, Soil, and Productions, and the Encouragement Given by Government to Free Settlers, Offering Peculiar Inducements and Advantages which no other British or Foreign Colony Presents.
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Affiliation Notes

  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    According to Thomas Godwin, his short description of Van Diemen's Island was hastily drawn up for the use of emigrants. However, he supported its credibility by referring to W.C. Wentworth Esq. and Lieut. Charles Jeffreys’ works that presented similar information. Godwin's guide was later published in an enlarged edition Godwin's Emigrant's Guide to Van Diemen's Land in 1823. Godwin geographically and historically mapped the colony in a straightforward fashion, providing information for potential emigrants that covered profits expected if one was to become a sheep farmer and the cost of travel to Australia. Godwin's work was criticised by Edward Curr in An Account of the Colony of Van Diemen's Land (1824), where Curr accused Godwin of never having travelled to the colony.

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,      :       Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ,       1821 .
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      'A Descriptive Account of Van Diemen's Island' title page
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      Holdings

      Held at: National Library of Australia
      Local Id: FRM F816

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of New South Wales
      Local Id: 83/209

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Tasmania State Library of Tasmania
      Location: Allport Library
      Local Id: STACK 919.46 GOD
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Subjects:
  • Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania,
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