Botany Bay (bay)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Kurnell, Botany bay, the Landing Place of Captain Cook, 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/17
Scope and Contents
A view looking seawards past the obelisk which marks Captain Cook's landing place in 1770; with a jetty projecting out in to the bay. Kurnell lies on the Kurnell Peninsula, which forms the southern headland enclosing Botany Bay.
Dates:
1911
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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New South Wales, 1911
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La Perouse Monument, Botany Bay, 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/80
Scope and Contents
213 x 149 mm. A view looking out to sea with the monument in the foreground. Admiral La Perouse’s voyage, inspired by that of Captain Cook and at the instigation of Louis XVI, probably had as one of its motives the annexation of any parts of Australia not already claimed by the British. After sailing through parts of the Pacific he made a camp at Botany Bay in January 1788. He left Australia in March of that year and no more was heard of the expedition until 1826 when remains were found at...
Dates:
1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).