I am trying to establish a rough current value to the 10,000 pounds that
Joseph Banks paid to go on James Cook's voyage to Australia in 1768.
I believe the information may be in:
"How much is that worth?"
Lionel Munby Chichester :
Phillimore for British Association for Local History, 1989.
Could anyone who has access to this book or information on the
relationships of currency values of the period please contact me.
Unfortunately Australian records only go back to 1850 with a gap to the
initial use of Spanish dollars in the first settlement which itself was
some time after Cooks' voyage.
Help would be most appreciated,
Peter Breis
Canberra
Australia
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