Arthur Phillip, Vice-Admiral and Governor of New South Wales
Arthur Phillip, Vice-Admiral and Governor of New South Wales (formerly Captain Phillip, R.N.) (1738-1814). In January 1788, Phillip instituted a tiny settlement on the shores of Port Jackson, where now stands the city of Sydney. Phillip was originally sent to Australia to establish a Penal Station (Colony)
Picture No
10921121
Media ID
47620035
Size
3500px x 4721px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration based on a painting by Francis Wheatley in Newnes' Pictorial Knowledge Vol III - p257
Date
1788
