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1789 (dated) 1 : 21120 Description This is John Hunter's 1789 nautical map of Port Jackson, New South Wales, the first European printed chart of the waters around Sydney Harbor. Hunter surveyed the area as commander of H.M.S. Sirius, flagship of the First Fleet under New South Wales' first Governor, Arthur Phillip. (Hunter himself would become the second Governor.) Hunter's 1788 manuscript survives in the State Library of New South Wales. A Superb First ChartThe chart is richly detailed, with abundant soundings, sailing directions, notes with respect to the tides, and es...