29 avr. 1770 - Captain Cook drops anchor on HMS Endeavour in a wide bay, about 16 km (10 mi) south of the present city of Sydney, Australia
Description:
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.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
29 avr. 1770
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 255 ans