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Sir Edward Pellew Group13 December 1802 - 27 December 1802

The crew battle tropical thunderstorms and pesky insects. On North Island they stumble upon remnants of pottery vessels and a strange stone monument decorated with feathers and circular markings. Upon departure the whale boat breaks adrift. Two men are thrown out and William Murray drowns.

Flinders

  • Australian nutmeg— Myristica insipida
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London—Australian Botanical Drawings 124, 6959

  • Templetonia hookeri
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien—N 1029 Sydney Aug. 29 1803, AfW-FLB0330

  • Bush gardenia—Gardenia megasperma
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London—Australian Botanical Drawings, 6959

  • View in Sir Edward Pellew's group, Gulph of Carpentaria
    Artists William Westall and J Byrne
    Views of Australian Scenery, London: G & W Nicol, 1814
    History Trust of South Australia – State History Collection, HT 2014.0601