The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay / With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789)

The volume compiles official dispatches and journals by members of the expedition that established colonies on the coast of eastern Australia. It describes preparations and stops en route for water and provisions, the sea voyage, selection and clearing of a harbour for settlement, and the organisation of transports to a nearby island. The account includes charts, plans, and engraved views, reports on local flora and fauna, observations on health and discipline, and descriptions of early encounters and practical challenges during the foundation and governance of the new settlements.