Correspondence concerning Australian expedition, September 1803-May 1806
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- Item ff.116-27
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Letters of Capt. P. G. King, Capt. M. Flinders, Sir Joseph Banks and Brown referring to wreck of Porpoise, botanical riches of south coast, plans to visit Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island, storage of specimens on H.M.S. Investigator, plants deposited on H.M.S. Calcutta; Brown's ill-health, disappearance of G. Bass, unusual specimens, summary of botanical specimens collected by Brown in Australia, cost of transporting collections from Liverpool to London, work of Flinders on astronomy during voyage.
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