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Lachlan & Elizabeth Macquarie Archive (LEMA) The Lachlan & Elizabeth Macquarie Archive (LEMA) is a digital project providing full-text manuscript transcriptions and associated research materials relating to the lives and times of Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1761-1824) and his second wife, Elizabeth [nee Campbell] (1778-1835). |
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Journeys in Time
1809-1822 Joint project between Macquarie University Library and the State Library of New South Wales. Full transcripts of the travel journals of Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie. (Includes research notes, bibliographies etc). |
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Imperial Eyes 1807 Returning home from India in 1807, Lachlan Macquarie sailed from Bombay through the Persian Gulf to Iraq. After reaching Baghdad, he and his companions travelled overland through Iran and Russia, and finally sailed home to England via Denmark and Sweden. Macquarie kept a journal of his 6,400-mile, six-month expedition. Read his account and discover more about his epic journey... |
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Seringapatam 1799 Full transcripts of the writings of Lachlan Macquarie describing the British military campaign in 1799 against Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore (South India), and the assault upon his fortress and capital at Seringapatam (Srirangapatna or Srirangapattana). |
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A Tropical Sun Full transcripts of Lachlan Macquarie's letters and journal describing his involvement in the British military campaign to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1796. |