Bass and Flinders, in the sloop Norfolk,…

December 1798 CE

Bass and Flinders, in the sloop Norfolk, circumnavigate Van Diemen's Land.

In the course of this voyage, Bass finds and explores the estuary of the Derwent River, where, on the strength of his report, the city of Hobart will be founded in 1803.

Locations
Hobart Tasmania Australia View →

People
George Bass View → Matthew Flinders View →

Groups
Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Australia, British View → New South Wales (British colony) View →

Topics
Exploration of Australia, European View → Colonization of Australasia, European View →

Commodities
Weapons View → Lumber View → Land View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Exploration View → Government View → Finance View → Movements View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Bohemia, Kingdom of
People: Hong Taiji
Topic: Mexican Revolution of 1821
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.