| ISBN |
9781925003314 (paperback) |
| 1925003310 (paperback) |
| Author |
Van Delden, A. J. W. (author) |
| Title |
A Voyage to Australia : a diary written by A.J.W. van Delden in 1866, while on a mission to establish a steam-ship line between Java and Australia / [A.J.W. van Delden] ; translated into English by Dorine Tolley. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Melbourne, VIC : Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2014. |
| ©2014 |
| Description |
xiv, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
In 1866 Ambrosius van Delden, a Dutch colonial resident of Java, undertook a journey from Java to Australia. He was on a mission to negotiate the grant of a subsidy for establishing a regular steam-ship line between Java and Australia with the governments of the Australian Colonies. During his six-month visit to four Australian Colonies he kept a diary which has survived. van Delden met with a broad spectrum of society and was invited into many people's homes and official government residences. He recorded the smallest details of nature, social customs, trade and industry, and in passing commented on the turbulent political issues of the time. |
| Language |
Translated from the Dutch. |
| Subjects |
Van Delden, A. J. W. |
| Ships and shipping -- Australia -- History -- 19th century |
| Voyages and travels -- Australia -- 1851-1891 |
| Travel writing -- Australia |
| Australia -- Social conditions -- 1851-1891 |
| Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1851-1891 |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- 1851-1891 |
| Australia -- Description and travel -- 19th century |
| Australia -- History -- 19th century |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Tolley, Dorine (translator) |
| Call number |
994.031 VAN |
