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Description: | Scale: [circa 1:1,000,000]. Black and white printed chart of part of the coast of New South Wales and Victoria, including Port Phillip, part of Tasmania (Van Diemans Land) and Bass Strait. Shows areas discovered by James Cook (1770) and George Bass (1798). Flinders survey tracks shown, and arrows indicating relevant weather conditions. Tracks marked in manuscript, (dated 1839) showing voyage of brig 'Tamar' (Lady Franklin) from Port Dalrymple to Port Phillip and return. Right hand side of chart torn and damaged.
Four inset plans: 1) PORT PHILLIP WESTERN PORT; 2) TOWFOLD BAY, scale: circa 1:150,000; 3) Southernmost PART OF FURNEAUX'S ISLANDS by M. Flinders 1798, scale: circa 1:150,000; 4) PORT DALRYMPLE discovered 1798, in the Norfolk Sloop, by M. FLINDERS with additionals soundings .... from Mr. Collins sketch, 1804., scale: circa 1:70,000.
This record was added as part of the 2009-2010 pre 1900 charts transcription project. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Flinders, Matthew | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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