UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PLEASURE. A SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE PLAN OF ESTABLISHING A COLONY OF CONVICTS AT BOTANY BAY. UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE. tick

Small section of the Universal Magazine (no title page) 1787 including 3 pages on early Australia with summary of plans for the convict settlement at Botany Bay, also several mentions of Captain Cook, pages 137-139. Slim 8vo, approximately 220 x 135 mm, 8½ x 5¼ inches, engraved portrait of Jonas Hanway and engraved folding chart of New Holland dated 1787, pages: 113-168, nicely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (their name in gilt at the foot of first pastedown), in half calf, gilt lettering and rules to spine, marbled boards with dividing gilt rules, new cream endpapers. Lacks original wrappers, printing on page 137 a little pale, but all text legible, pale age-browning, 2 small neat edge repairs, otherwise a very good copy. One 3 page article outlines early Dutch discoveries and the landfalls of William Dampier before Captain Cook's survey of the east coast. The very early folding chart is based on Fielding's map of 1786. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.