Difference between revisions of "Botany Bay"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94925" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94925" /> == | ||
<p> A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by | <p> A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69440" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69440" /> == | ||
<p> An inlet in New South Wales, 5 m. S. of Sydney; discovered by [[Captain]] | <p> An inlet in New South Wales, 5 m. S. of Sydney; discovered by [[Captain]] Cook in 1770; so called, by Sir [[Joseph]] Banks, from the variety and beauty of its flora; was once an English convict settlement. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An inlet in New South Wales, 5 m. S. of Sydney; discovered by Captain Cook in 1770; so called, by Sir Joseph Banks, from the variety and beauty of its flora; was once an English convict settlement.