Western Australian Maritime History Exhibition

Pop in to the Library to take a look at the exhibition currently on display which is particularly relevant in the year 2022, 200 years since Captain Phillip Parker King aboard the survey vessel HMS 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 sailed along the Batavia Coast.

Exhibition research courtesy of the Batavia Coast Maritime Heritage Association. If you would like to join the association or have any questions please email bcmha@westnet.com.au

Exhibition commences with the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (“Theatre of the Orb of the World”) A World Atlas, 1579 by Abraham Ortelius.