Images

Nikolaus Knüpfer, 17th Century oil painting depicting Hercules taking the girdle of Hippolyta as part of his ninth labor. From the Hermitage Museum.

Portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760–1802) of Thomas Pasley (1734-1808), Royal British Navy officer of the 18th century, who served in the American and French revolutionary wars.

Mutineers turning Captain William Bligh (1754-1817) and loyal officers and crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, April 29, 1789. The mutiny was led by master’s mate Fletcher Christian (1764-1793).

English naturalist and botanist, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). He sailed on Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia, returning to immediate fame in Britain. Banks was a strong...

Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen (1769-1832) - French general and governor of Ile-de-France (Mauritius). Commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

An etching by Australian maritime historian Geoffrey Ingleton (1908-1998) from 1937 and showing the HMS Investigator. The Investigator was commanded by Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) and circumnavigated New Holland (Australia) in 1801-1803.

Bungaree (1775-1830), the Australian Aboriginal who accompanied the British navigator and cartographer, Mathew Flinders (1774-1814) aboard the Norfolk and was the the first Australian-born person to circumnavigate the continent. Painting...

West view of Sydney Cove taken from The Rocks at the rear of the General Hospital (1789).

Map showing the circumnavigation of New Holland (Australia) in 1802-1803 by the British navigator and cartographer Matthew Flinders(1774-1814).

Chart of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) by the British navigator and cartographer, Matthew Flinders, (1774-1814). Chart drawn 1798-1799.