28th Apr, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Undaunted)
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[AUSTRALIA] THE FIRST FLEET: THE FLEET TO SAIL
The Fleet with the convicts for Botany Bay has at last received final orders to sail from Portsmouth the first fair wind. All the convicts that are to be conveyed this season having been sent down and embarked. Front page, column three, towards the bottom of the column, four lines only under London News dated 10th of May, 1787, also a few more lines concerning Bread Fruit Plants at the top of column three (wording has been partly obliterated by damaged text), all in an original and complete issue of The York Chronicle, dated Friday, 18th May,1787
History tells us that the Botany Bay Fleet did sail on the 13th of May, 1787.
The Fleet with the convicts for Botany Bay has at last received final orders to sail from Portsmouth the first fair wind. All the convicts that are to be conveyed this season having been sent down and embarked. Front page, column three, towards the bottom of the column, four lines only under London News dated 10th of May, 1787, also a few more lines concerning Bread Fruit Plants at the top of column three (wording has been partly obliterated by damaged text), all in an original and complete issue of The York Chronicle, dated Friday, 18th May,1787
History tells us that the Botany Bay Fleet did sail on the 13th of May, 1787.
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[AUSTRALIA] THE FIRST FLEET: THE FLEET TO SAIL
The Fleet with the convicts for Botany Bay has at last received final orders to sail from Portsmouth the first fair wind. All the convicts that are to be conveyed this season having been sent down and embarked. Front page, column three, towards the bottom of the column, four lines only under London News dated 10th of May, 1787, also a few more lines concerning Bread Fruit Plants at the top of column three (wording has been partly obliterated by damaged text), all in an original and complete issue of The York Chronicle, dated Friday, 18th May,1787
History tells us that the Botany Bay Fleet did sail on the 13th of May, 1787.
The Fleet with the convicts for Botany Bay has at last received final orders to sail from Portsmouth the first fair wind. All the convicts that are to be conveyed this season having been sent down and embarked. Front page, column three, towards the bottom of the column, four lines only under London News dated 10th of May, 1787, also a few more lines concerning Bread Fruit Plants at the top of column three (wording has been partly obliterated by damaged text), all in an original and complete issue of The York Chronicle, dated Friday, 18th May,1787
History tells us that the Botany Bay Fleet did sail on the 13th of May, 1787.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Undaunted), 28th Apr, 2010
