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Colonial office - Correspondence on the subject of the removal of inhabitants of Pitcairn's Island to Norfolk Island
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| Schrijver: | Colonial office |
| Titel: | Correspondence on the subject of the removal of inhabitants of Pitcairn's Island to Norfolk Island |
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| Uitgever: | London, Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode 1857 |
| Bijzonderheid: | And “ Further papers on the subject of removal of inhabitants of Pitcairn's Island to Norfolk Island, pts. 1-2” Folio, modern half cloth binding with paper boards. 3 parts in 1 volume, 40; 9,(1); 11,(1) pages. Binding and contents in Fine condition |
| Prijs: | € 760,00 |
| Meer info | Rare Bounty – Pitcairn item, only 2 copies in OCLC. British Parliamentary Paper, containing letters and despatches presented to the House of Parliament concerning the emigration of the Pitcairn islanders to Norfolk etc. In 1855 the elders of Pitcairn, finding it increasingly difficult to support the population, wrote to Queen Victoria, humbly begging for help. The islanders were offered Norfolk Island which was being abandoned as a penal establishment. Initially thirty four islanders declined the offer, but finally, on May 3rd 1856 the entire Pitcairn community sailed for Norfolk Island on the Morayshire. Account of the ressettlement. € 760 |
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