[Copy of ] 'A Chart of Bligh's Islands' [Fiji] by William Bligh, with tracks of the 'Bounty' launch (1789), 'Providence' and 'Assistant' (1792), and 'Hope' and 'Ann' (1799)

Copy chart inscribed: 'A Chart of Bligh's Islands [Fiji] by W[illia]m Bligh. The Broken Line shows my Track in the Bounty's Launch when I discovered the Islands in 1789. The Plain Line my Track in the Providence and Assistant in 1792. The parts tinged Green were seen in the Bounty's Launch.' Added and inscribed in pencil on the left is 'Land seen by the [ships] Hope and Ann -[Captain] Maitland, 1799'. Made in ink and pencil on tracing paper, dated 14 April 1801.

Record Details

Item reference: FLI/15/23
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 chart
Date made: 1801-04-14; 14 April 1801
Creator: Flinders, Matthew
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London