Cyprus mutiny
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The Cyprus mutiny took place on 14 August 1829 in Recherche Bay off the British penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land. Convicts seized the brig Cyprus and sailed her to Canton, China, where they scutt
Japanese watercolour from 1830 depicting a British-flagged ship believed to be the brig Cyprus
Recherche Bay, Tasmania, where the convicts took control of the brig
A watercolour by samurai Makita Hamaguchi showing one of the mutineers with a dog from the ship
Niuatoputapu
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Niuatoputapu is a volcanic island in the island nation of Tonga, Pacific Ocean. Its highest point is 157 metres, and its area is 16 square kilometres. Its name means sacred island. Other names for the
Cyprus mutiny
…of the seal skins her crew had gathered. From the Islands, Cyprus sailed for Tahiti, but then changed destination to Tonga. The mutineers landed at Keppel's Island, where Ferguson, the leader, and six others decided to remain. Swallow then sailed to Japan. Swallow wrote an account of the voyage which included a…
Located in Tongatupu to the very north of Tonga