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Nuyts Archipelago28 January 1802 - 9 February 1802

Flinders maps the islands and bays of Nuyts Archipelago. He names Point Brown, Point Westall and Cape Bauer in compliment to the naturalist and the two painters. The intense heat creates false horizons and hampers their explorations on foot. The expeditioners are running low on fresh water, but find none here.

Flinders

  • Afghan thistle— Solanum hystrix
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London—Australian Botanical Drawings 107, 11715

  • Western barred bandicoot—Perameles bougainville
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien—No. III, AfW-FLB0327

  • Southern pygmy leatherjacket—Brachaluteres baueri
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London—993679902081_030, Plate 28

  • Blue swimmer crab—Portunus pelagicus
    Artist Ferdinand L Bauer
    Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London—993679902081_049, Plate 39