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C1789
A Chart of The Track of the Alexander on Her Homeward Package from Port Jackson, East Coast of new South Wales to Batavia; Performed in the Year 1788 under the Direction of lieut. John Shortland.
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Rare First Fleet map showing the tracks of John Shortland (1739-1803) on his return voyage for England in the Alexander, a 452 ton barque, carrying the first dispatches of Governor Phillip to the secretary of state. On the home voyage, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A Chart of The Track of the Alexander on Her Homeward Package from Port Jackson, East Coast of new South Wales to Batavia; Performed in the Year 1788 under the Direction of lieut. John Shortland.
Date:
C1789
Mapmaker:
Engraver:
Harrison & Reid
Condition:
In good condition, with a little offsetting as usual, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
360mm
x 270mm
Paper Size:
287mm
x 395mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1789
Description:
Rare First Fleet map showing the tracks of John Shortland (1739-1803) on his return voyage for England in the Alexander, a 452 ton barque, carrying the first dispatches of Governor Phillip to the secretary of state. On the home voyage, Shortland discovered and charted many islands and reefs, including the dangerous, Middleton Shoal and sighted the Solomon Islands (New Georgia).
From Phillip, A. , A Voyage to Botany Bay. London. London 1789
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976: 47.
Perry, T. & Prescott, D. A guide to maps of Australia in books published 1780-1830. Canberra 1996: 1789.10.
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 1587.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Z/M2 801/1788/2
National Library Australia: Bib ID 199580
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976: 47.
Perry, T. & Prescott, D. A guide to maps of Australia in books published 1780-1830. Canberra 1996: 1789.10.
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 1587.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Z/M2 801/1788/2
National Library Australia: Bib ID 199580
John Shortland (1739 - 1803)
John Shortland (1739-1803) was a naval officer, a member of a family of which six members were associated with the colonisation of Australia and New Zealand. After naval service in Newfoundland and the West Indies, he was promoted to lieutenant in 1763 and engaged in transport between England and America. Having commanded transports to Gibraltar, in 1786 he was appointed naval agent to the transports of the First Fleet, overseeing and executing all the contracts for transport. Not only did he command all the masters of these ships, he directed the accommodation of the soldiers and convicts on the journey. 'A large part of the credit for the success of this voyage was due to the vigilance and efficiency with which Shortland discharged his responsibilities', writes his biographer Arthur McMartin. Shortland's squadron of transports was the first to reach Botany Bay; he stayed at Port Jackson until July, when he sailed home on the Alexander with Arthur Phillip's first dispatches. On the way he charted many islands and reefs; the voyage of Flinders was partly an upshot of his recommendation for a thorough survey of the coast of Australia. Shortland is often confused with his son, also named John, who was also a Lieutenant on the First Fleet and who later discovered the Hunter River.
