'A topographical plan of the settlements of New South Wales, including Port Jackson, Botany Bay and Broken Bay surveyed by Messrs. Grimes & Flinders; communicated by Lt. Col. Paterson of the New South Wales Corps'

DL Cb 79/3

series

1799, London: Published ... by A. Arrowsmith, No. 24 Rathbone Place, 1799 Mar. 12.

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings

413154

Drawings - 1 map - 55 x 69 cm.

This map was the first separately issued publication to show the spread of settlement in Sydney. The information was based on a plan prepared for Governor Hunter in 1796 by the Deputy Surveyor-General, Charles Grimes and by Matthew Flinders' charts of the coastline around Port Jackson and Georges River.

Cadastral map showing plots of land and plot numbers. Relief shown by hachures and soundings. Includes list of landholders arranged by district. Includes George Bass' discovery of coal at Coalcliff, 5 Aug. 1797. Shows Martins Islands in Illawarra, Sandy Point (Sandon Point), Tom Thumbs Lagoon and Canoe River at the southern extremity of the map.