Commander John Shortland was a Royal Navy officer known for being the agent for transports of First Fleet and for exploring and charting islands in the South Pacific.
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John Shortland (Royal Navy officer)
…Commander John Shortland (1739–1803) was a Royal Navy officer known for being the agent for transports of First Fleet and for exploring and charting islands in the South Pacific. John Shortland was born near Plymouth, England, in 1739, the son of Thomas Shortland…
Engraving of the First Fleet in Botany Bay at voyage's end in 1788
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First Fleet, Cape Town, Table Mountain, South Africa, November 1787
Entrance of Port Jackson, 27 January 1788, by William Bradley, an officer on HMS Sirius