the main aim of the First Fleet was to establish a naval base to secure Australia for the British crown, using convict labour. As such, the First Fleet artists were not trained in scientific drawing ...

The commander of the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788 and begun writing ... new-found pages reveal his struggles with escaping convicts. "Stealing the corn, stealing the maize ...

11 ships set sail from England for Australia. They were carrying 1,500 people, including a large number of convicts and guards. When the fleet landed in 1788 the Englishmen established a penal colony ...