Cape Manifold: taken Aug. 19. 1802 at 5.…

Rare c.19th hand coloured engraved coastal profile of Cape Manifold, Queensland made by William Westall artist on board Matthews Flinders voyage of exploration on the Investigator.

Cape Manifold was named by Captain Cook when he saw it from Keppel Bay (to the south) on 27 May 1770, “from the Number of high Hills over it“.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 756.
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 : pp. 77-79.
Perry, T. & Prescott, D. A guide to maps of Australia in books published 1780-1830. Canberra 1996 : 1814..
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 576.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 614.
Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney, 1987 : 67a.
Ingleton, G. Charting a Continent. Sydney 1944 : 6487.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 589314
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1054637
Silent World Foundation, Sydney.: SKU SF000813
State Library Victoria: CCF 919.4 F64V