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Health, medicine, and the sea : Australian voyages, c.1815-1860

Foxhall, Katherine

Overview

During the 19th century, over 1.5 million migrants set sail from the British Isles to begin new lives in the Australian colonies. Health, medicine and the sea follows these people on a fascinating journey around half the globe to give a rich account of the creation of lay and professional medical knowledge in an ever-changing maritime environment.

• Publisher: Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Penal transportation Australia History 19th century. / Prisoners Transportation Medical care History 19th century. / Convict ships Health aspects. / Prisoners Health and hygiene. / Prisoners Australia History 19th century. / Naval Medicine history Australia. / Naval Medicine history Great Britain. / History, 19th Century Australia. / History, 19th Century Great Britain. / Oceans and Seas Australia. / Oceans and Seas Great Britain. / Prisoners history Australia. / Prisoners history Great Britain. / Transients and Migrants history Australia. / Transients and Migrants history Great Britain. / Travel Medicine history Australia. / Travel Medicine history Great Britain.
• ISBN: 0719085713, 9780719085710

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HV8950.A8 F69 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE