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English in New Holland 1793

By
Juan Ravenet
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a756004 / DGD 2, 4]
(Dixson Galleries)

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Ravenet, Juan

Artist on the Spanish Scientific Expedition to Australia and the Pacific in the ships Descubierta and Atrevida under the command of Alessandro Malaspina from 1789-94.

State Library of New South Wales

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Sydney has been seen as an 'English' town since first European settlement, with visitors describing its English character well into the nineteenth century. Successive waves of English-born convicts, settlers, and assisted immigrants helped shape the city, and the English remain the largest overseas-born group.

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