The Journal of Gregory Blaxland 1813 is a historical account written by Gregory Blaxland himself, detailing his journey of exploration across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of the challenges he faced, the discoveries he made, and the interactions he had with the Indigenous people he encountered. Blaxland's journal is an important historical document, as it sheds light on the early exploration of Australia and the relationships between European settlers and ...
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The Journal of Gregory Blaxland 1813 is a historical account written by Gregory Blaxland himself, detailing his journey of exploration across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of the challenges he faced, the discoveries he made, and the interactions he had with the Indigenous people he encountered. Blaxland's journal is an important historical document, as it sheds light on the early exploration of Australia and the relationships between European settlers and Indigenous Australians. The book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in Australian history, exploration, and the early interactions between different cultures.On Wednesday, the 19th, the party moved forward along this path; bearing chiefly west, and west-south-east. They now began to ascend the second ridge [Note 18] of the mountains, and from this elevation they obtained for the first time an extensive view of the settlements below. Mount Banks bore north-west; Grose Head, north-east; Prospect Hill, east by south; the Seven Hills, east-north-east; Windsor, northeast by east. At a little distance from the spot at which they began the ascent, they found a pyramidical heap of stones [Note 19], the work, evidently, of some European, one side of which the natives had opened, probably in the expectation of finding some treasure deposited in it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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