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Bicentenary of Bass & Flinders - Strait and Tasmania
The circumnavigation of Van Diemen's Land (VDL) in 1798-99 by George Bass and Matthew Flinders proved the existence of Bass Strait and finally established that VDL (later named Tasmania) was an island. These findings had significant impact on the sailing tinMand safety of ships sailing from Europe to Australia. Following earlier exploratory work, Governor Hunter requested that Bass and Flinders establish the existence of the Strait which Hunter had already named Bass. In October 1798, Bass & Flinders left Port Jackson in the Norfolk, a 25-ton sloop built at Norfolk Island. They established the existence of the Strait and completed the circumnavigation of VDL in January 1799. The stamps feature excerpts from texts written by Bass and Flinders about their journey, Flinders' sextant and telescope and a map detailing the separation of Tasmania from the mainland. A traditional compass image is used to integrate the two stamps.
Cover design: Sandra Harman, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio, Melbourne
Cover image: Narrative of the expedition of the Colonial Sloop Norfolk, Image Library, State Library of New South Wales
Stamp design: Lynda Warner, Hobart
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