57062 MACARTHUR, James
- NEW SOUTH WALES; ITS PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS: Being a Statement with Documentary Evidence, submitted in Support of Petitions to His Majesty and Parliament.
London, D Walther, 1837 1st edition. 296 & 344pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a very good copy indeed. The foldout coloured map has some foxing and there is off setting to pages 180 and 181 from this map. F2304. Macarthur was born in Sydney in 1798, the son of John. He was a leading politican. This book advocates the cessation of transportation, the improvement of the legal, educational & religious systems & the encouragement of migration of free settlers.The 344 page appendix contains much statistical evidence in support of the writer's arguments. Rare to find in such good conditionClick here to order
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