Mond van de endeavour rivier in Nieuw Zuid Wales / Botanie Baai in Nieuw Zuid Wales

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Article ID OZ0463

Title

Mond van de endeavour rivier in Nieuw Zuid Wales / Botanie Baai in Nieuw Zuid Wales

Description

Right map shows Botany Bay in New South Wales, Australia. The left map shows the area around the Endeavour River, a river on the Cape York Peninsula in the far north of the Australian state of Queensland.

Year

ca. 1760

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

The first meeting between the native people and the British occurred on 29 April 1770 when Lieutenant James Cook landed at Botany Bay on the Kurnell Peninsula and encountered the Gweagal clan.He noted in his journal that they were confused and somewhat hostile towards the foreign visitors.Cook was on a mission of exploration and was not commissioned to start a settlement. He spent a short time collecting food and conducting scientific observations before continuing further north along the east coast of Australia and claiming the new land he had discovered for Britain. Prior to the arrival of the British there were 4,000 to 8,000 native people in Sydney from as many as 29 different clans. The earliest British settlers called the natives Eora people. ;Eora; is the term the indigenous population used to explain their origins upon first contact with the British. Its literal meaning is ;from this place;. Sydney Cove from Port Jackson to Petersham was inhabited by the Cadigal clan.The principal language groups were Darug, Guringai, and Dharawal. The earliest Europeans to visit the area noted that the indigenous people were conducting activities such as camping and fishing, using trees for bark and food, collecting shells, and cooking fish.

Dimensions (cm)13 x 32 cm
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringcolored
TechniqueCopper print

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