This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...miles, or 15,232,000 acres of land. It was first found to be an island in 1798, and the straits which separate it from the main, were named after the discoverer, Bass, a surgeon in the royal navy, who made the discovery in an open boat. Being surrounded by the sea, it enjoys a salubrious atmosphere, clear and healthy, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...miles, or 15,232,000 acres of land. It was first found to be an island in 1798, and the straits which separate it from the main, were named after the discoverer, Bass, a surgeon in the royal navy, who made the discovery in an open boat. Being surrounded by the sea, it enjoys a salubrious atmosphere, clear and healthy, and no part of the world is better fitted for the constitutions of Europeans; it is not exposed to extremes of heat, and, excepting on the higher lands, ice is seldom seen. able to make five quarters, the continent of New Holland was by classical scholars named Austral Asia, or Southern Asia--so far Van Diemen's Land may be included, in the same manner as England is reckoned, to be a portion of Europe. Moderns have termed the continent Australia: whether designating a country, " the south," without any other appropriate synonym be correct or otherwise, matters not; there is, however, a Western Australia on one side of the continent, and New South Wales might justly be styled Eastern Australia, and we all know that the central southern part of New Holland is South Australia. Now Van Diemen's Land is an island far more to the Southward than South Australia, and if it is to be designated as an Australia by the compass, it must be called southeast--half eastern Australia. The island is particularly adapted for the growth of grain, fruits, and vegetables, that are in use in the mother country. The average of the thermometer for the year, in the neighbourhood of Hobarton, may be estimated at about 55. The greatest quantity of rain falls during March and November; the hottest months are January and February. Norfolk Island, in consequence of orders received from the Home Government, was, in the year 1803 and 1804, partially abandoned. This ...
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