Summary: | Appears to be based on William Bradley's map "Sirius track from England to the Equator, and of the Waakzaamheyd with the crew of the Sirius from the Equator to England" with exclusion of Waakzaamheyd's route.; Map showing route of the Sirius from Land's End, England, May 16th 1787 to the Equator, July 15th 1787.; Oriented east west.; Originally drawn across 2 leaves which are now separated from Raper's notebook.; Prime meridian: Greenwich.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm3452; Other papers in this collection include maps, coastal profiles and an observation book 1787-1794. The collection is located at the National Library of Australia at MS 9433. The George Raper collection.
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