Sesquicentennial of Port Darwins' [sic] naming (1839-1989),
Creator
Northern Territory. Department of Lands and Housing,
Northern Territory. Department of Lands and Housing. Place Names Committee,
Collection
MapNT,
MapNT,
PublicationNT,
Date
1989,
Location
Darwin,
Port Darwin,
Description
Map of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Wickham and John Lort Stokes which explored the area further west of Port Essington and discovered on Sept. 9, 1839 Port Darwin, naming it after his ex-colleague Charles Darwin.
Text on verso entitled: Sesquicentennial of Port Darwins' [sic] naming (1839-1989).,
Map scale
Scale not given; (E 130�49S'--130�50S'/S 12�27E'--S 12�28S').,
Notes
At bottom right of map: Emblem for the Darwin Port Authority.,
Map 8-96 Drawer 95 and 95. Map 27-09,
Table of contents
Inset vignettes: H.M.S. Beagle -- John Lort Stokes -- John Clements Wickham.,
Language
English,
Subject
Beagle (Ship),
Names, Geographical,
Australia,
Darwin (N.T.),
Darwin (N.T.),
History,
1824-1851,
Darwin (N.T.),
Discovery and exploration,
Maps,
Port Darwin (N.T.),
Discovery and exploration,
Maps,
Stokes, J. Lort,
(John Lort),,
1812-1885,