Lot 3019: HUNTER, JOHN. 1728-1821.

An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, with the Discoveries that have been made in New South Wales and in the Southern Ocean... . London: John Stockdale, January 1, 1793. [16], 583 pp. With engraved frontispiece portrait after Dighton, engraved title with vignette, 10 engraved plates and 5 engraved maps, 2 of which are large and folding. 1 of the plates is engraved by William Blake. Subscribers list present. 4to (302 x 237 mm). Modern half calf, red morocco spine label. Folding maps a bit tight, some minor scattered corner dampstains, some re-hinging and a few inconspicuous repairs. First edition . Handsome copy, complete with all maps and plates, including the aboriginal family engraved by William Blake; and the earliest published view of Sydney, "View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 20th August, 1788," sketched by Hunter the same year as the arrival of the First Fleet. Ferguson 152. See illustration .