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Chart of Botany Bay, 1770, by Lieutenant James Cook

It was at Kamay (Botany Bay) that Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour first set foot on the Australian continent. Cook’s landing was challenged by two men, from the Gweagal clan of the Dharawal nation, standing on the beach.

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The British Library Board Add. 7085, No.40

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