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C1789
A Canoe and Natives of Mulgrave’s Range.
Artist:
Rare engraving compiled from information supplied by the first Governor of Australia, Arthur Phillip. This was the first account of the convict settlement soon after the landing of the First Fleet at Botany Bay. The Mile Atoll shares maritime boundaries … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A Canoe and Natives of Mulgrave’s Range.
Date:
C1789
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 160mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1789
Description:
Rare engraving compiled from information supplied by the first Governor of Australia, Arthur Phillip. This was the first account of the convict settlement soon after the landing of the First Fleet at Botany Bay.
The Mile Atoll shares maritime boundaries with the Wake Island to the north, Kiribati to the southeast and Nauru to the south.
The following alternative names have been used for Mile Atoll on European charts, logbooks and the accounts of visitors:
Gilbert- and Marshall Island (Gilbert 1788)
Lord Mulgrave Mille Mulgrave (Gilbert 1788)
Port Rhin (anchorage)
Robert Cleveley (1747 - 1809)
Robert Cleveley (1747-1809) Third brother of James Cleveley who was famous painting the death of Cook. This engraving is from the first account of the infant colony at Sydney Cove from information collected by Governer Phillip.
