The Mirror: Swan River Colony 1830
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Miniature newspaper 'The Mirror' 1830. Swan river Colony, 1830 'The mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction', published January 16 1830, showing an engraved scene of the swan river from an original drawn on Captain Stirling's 1827 expedition, followed by a description of the swan river by Fraser. An important, very early Colonial record of the swan river. In a handmade custom binding with cloth covers. 21 x 13.5 cm
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