An image showing 'A Copy Chart of Bligh's Islands (Fiji) By William Bligh. Showing the track of the launch from HMS Bounty when the islands were discovered in 1789. Copied April 14th 1801'

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[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.

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Object Details

ID:	FLI/15/23
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Flinders, Matthew
Date made:	1801-04-14; 14 April 1801
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 chart
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