29 abr 1770 año - Captain Cook drops anchor on HMS Endeavour
in a wide bay, about 16 km (10 mi) south of the
present city of Sydney, Australia
Descripción:
Because the young botanist on board the ship, Joseph Banks, discovers 30,000 specimens of plant life in the area, 1,600 of them unknown to European science, Cook names the place Botany Bay on May 7.
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29 abr 1770 año
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