‘New Holland and the adjacent Islands’, 1790 by Kincaid. The map depicts a very early inset map of Port Jackson and Sydney Cove. One of the earliest post settlement maps simply focusing on…[more]

Dawes map of the county of Cumberland in New South Wales is today better known as the Sydney region. The coast between Botany Bay in the south to Broken Bay in the north is shown, which extends…[more]

A small chart of the southern hemisphere that shows the track of HMS Sirius on her voyage out from England in 1787 as the flagship to the First Fleet. The First Fleet was made up of eleven ships…[more]

This chart by Hunter shows the coastline from Botany Bay to Broken Bay, including Port Jackson. The chart is very detailed and shows the depths to be found in each of the bays.

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This early plan of Norfolk by William Bradley shows in some detail the depth soundings around the island. Though the plan does not show much of the Islands interior it does mark the location of…[more]

This very interesting map charts the voyage of William Bligh after he was set adrift during the Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. He would then sail over 6000kms from Tofoa (Tonga) to Bativa…[more]

An unusual depiction of the Australian continent upside down. Hunter's map of Australia illustrates the voyage of the Waaksamheyd, a dutch vessel, that was used to transport the wrecked crew from…[more]

This famous map by Hogg was printed to illustrate the discoveries of eighteenth century exploration in the Pacific. It displays Australia at an important aesthetic period only a few years before…[more]

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Sotzmann's map of the pacific is a popular German depiction of Australasia. Here Australia can be seen still connected to Tasmania as was believed until Flinder and Bass's discoveries in 1798…[more]

Weigel & Schneider's map of Oceania and the Pacific was a popular depiction and format of the region for many german mapmakers. Their map shows the tracts of James Cook 1st, 2nd, and 3rd voyages,…[more]

Map of the world showing the route of La Perouse's voyage. Cook's 1770 first voyage discoveries on Australia's East Coast are charted.

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Following the much publicised, landmark discovery of Australia's east coast by Captain James Cook in 1770, mapmakers around the world were quick to incorporate those discoveries onto their maps.…[more]

Faden was the geographer to the King of England and produced many fine works until his death in 1836. This map has three main features that make it especially interesting. 1. this map is one of…[more]

"A Chart Shewing the tract of Capt Cook’s last voyage 1799", by Low. The map shows the route of Cook’s third voyage around the Pacific rim in search of the fabled Northwest passage. On the…[more]

This detailed chart shows the voyage of the Duff in 1797. This map marks and details the route of the first English missionary voyage to the Pacific. Captain James Wilson during the voyage also…[more]

This interesting map by Aaron Arrowsmith highlights the fact that in 1802 there was little accurate knowledge of the coastlines of the southern portion of the Australian continent. It does…[more]

An interesting map of the interior around Sydney. In the early days of the settlement in Australia there was a prime importance to establish sufficient even abundent food supplies so that the…[more]

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De La Rochette's beautiful chart encompassing the Indian Ocean, Australasia and the Pacific is best appreciated up close. The quality of the engraved image and high level of detail is of a…[more]