Cleveley's aquatint of the Death of Cook is among the best of the events depictions. In the fashion of aquatints at first glance it appears that the print is actually a watercolour.
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An exceptional chart of Australia and one of the very few pre settlement maps that focus exclusively on the Australian continent. This rare piece was included in the important book "The history of…[more]
The Alexander was one of the eleven ships that made up the first fleet which settled the English in Australia in January 1788. The 450- ton convict transport ship transported around 200 convicts…[more]
This chart is the first of the beautiful world heritage Australian Island of Lord Howe. Lord Howe was discovered by Ball on his journey to set up a second English settlement on Norfolk Island. The…[more]
Another very important chart in terms of the English settlement of Australia. This chart was completed by John Hunter shortly after establishing the settlement in Sydney cove in 1788. The First…[more]
Stockdale's map of Norfolk Island is the first map of the settlement of the new colony. The top half of the map shows an overview of Norfolk and the two outlying islands, Phillip and Nepean. The…[more]
This early piece is the first printed map of Sydney Cove, which was made only 6 months after the first fleet arrived in Sydney.
The map focuses on the area of present day Circular Quay,…[more]
The Scarborough was one of the ships of the First Fleet, which brought the English to Sydney in January 1788, where they would establish the first English settlement.
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One of the most important books written on the initial settlement of Australia in 1788 with detailed accounts of the people, animals and plants encountered in both Port Jackson and on Norfolk…[more]
Bowen's map of the Pacific is typical of the period. After the success of Cook's voyages in the 1770s the worlds attention was drawn to the Pacific where tales of paradise, danger, and adventure…[more]
One of a number of variations of this map. The eastern hemisphere depicts Australia with the classic exaggerated eastern coastline, which was especially used by the French in the pre-Cook era. The…[more]
This map charts the voyage of William Bligh after he was set adrift during the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789 and sailed over 6000kms from Tofoa (Tonga) to Bativa (Indonesia). During his voyage he…[more]
‘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]
A Collection of Voyages round the World; Performed by Royal Authority. Containing a complete Historical Account of Captain Cooks's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, undertaken For making New…[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]
The voyage of the Bounty would have to be one of the most interesting 18th century voyages undertaken. Its story would inspire three Hollywood epics staring some of its greatest stars.…[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 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]
4to. Complete with all called for engravings and charts. Information to…[more]