#OTD in 1788, the final seven ships joined the four vessels of the #FirstFleet already in #BotanyBay. (HMS Supply arrived on 18 Jan; three others on 19 Jan.)

Four days later, the two vessels of the French La Perouse expedition arrived.

By 26 Jan, the British gave up on establishing a colony there—too shallow and swampy and with little fresh water—and sailed north to Port Jackson instead. It wasn’t until 9 Feb that they officially founded #Sydney.

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1788, the first 498 convicts arrived at #BotanyBay, now in Sydney, #Australia. The next day another 274 arrived. ~160,000 would share their fate: Desperate, impoverished people, convicted of petty crimes, then used as expendable labour in a #SettlerColony.
L'ignifuga creazione della sabbia rossa, magnifica corona che la Terra indossa - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri

La prima settimana successiva all’approdo della nave di ricerca britannica Endeavour il 29 aprile 1770, capitanata dal celebre James Cook, presso la baia situata nei dintorni dell’odierno centro tecnologico di Sydney, fu un periodo di eccezionali e rapide scoperte totalmente prive di precedenti. Soprattutto grazie ai due naturalisti presenti a bordo Sir Joseph Banks e ... Leggi tutto

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