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1789 - A chart of Lord Howe Island discover’d by Lieut. Henry Lidgbird Ball in His Majesty’s Arm’d Tender Supply on the 17th of Feb.y 1788

Map maker	Size	Map ID	Condition
Henry Lidgbird Ball	330 x 260 mm	D15 / M243 / I167	Good condition. Please contact us for a full condition report

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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 First Fleet had arrived in Sydney less than a month before when the region around Lord Howe Island had never been explored. Ball was in charge of the First Fleet ship Supply, which remained with the settlement as a transport and supply ship.

The chart shows both a layout of the island and a view showing the elevations as well as the two impressive mountains. Many ships used elevations as a navigational aid for easy identification of the islands as relying on coordinates only could often result in inaccurate calculations.

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