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The road to Botany Bay : an essay in spatial history
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The road to Botany Bay : an essay in spatial history

by Paul Carter

This study explores the colonial development of Australia through mapping, narrative description, and bush mythology. It examines how language and spatial practices influenced the territorial expansion and cultural identity of nineteenth-century imperialism.

Accession 23514 ISBN 0571145515 Publisher Faber & Faber
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