The Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea

Captain H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., in 1867 1868
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-108-07104-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 530 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 740 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania

In 1867, Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son, commissioned the Galatea for a voyage around the world which would include the first royal visit to Australia. Stopping along the way in Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, Alfred was received with great ceremony at each port of call. These visits provided the ship's chaplain John Milner (1822–97) and the artist Oswald Brierly (1817–94) with ample material for this chronicle, published in 1869, which gives background details of each region alongside scenes from the tour, enhanced by illustrations based on Brierly's sketches. The authors drew on various recollections and writings, including a letter from Alfred to his brother describing an elephant hunt in South Africa. The tour was abruptly curtailed in Sydney when a Fenian sympathiser attempted to assassinate the prince, an act which boosted support for the British royal family.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Milner, John

Brierly, Oswald Walters

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. England to Rio; 2. Tristan d'Acunha; 3. Cape of Good Hope; 4. Adelaide; 5. Colony of South Australia; 6. Melbourne; 7. Colony of Victoria; 8. Tasmania; 9. Colony of Tasmania; 10. Sydney; 11. Colony of New South Wales; 12. Passage home; List of officers.