A Statistical Account of the British Settlements in Australasia
Including the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: with an enumeration of the advantages which they offer to Emigrants, as well with references to the United States of America and the Canadas. W.C. Wentworth. Published by Whittaker, London, 1824. Third, revised edition.
One volume, the first of two published simultaneously. Descriptions of land and culture, statistics, and a goodly section on Oxley's exploration along the Lachlan. All with an eye towards immigration and exploitation.
This offering contains only the folding map of NSW (53x43cm) missing the view of Sydney and Van Diemen's Land map.
Original dun boards are detached, spine missing. Untrimmed text block dusted. Text is mostly clean, one section of heavy foxing. Map has a short tear at the attachment, moderate foxing. (24x15cm)

Estimate $120-200