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Portrait of Captain HM Denham 1849

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Charles Baugniet
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Baugniet, Charles

National Library of Australia

Early Hydrographers of Sydney

Surveying the depths of Sydney Harbour was essential for safe navigation and effective transport. From 1788 until the formation of the Sydney Harbour Trust in 1901, the depths of the Harbour were charted by officers of the Royal Navy, with some help from French explorers.

Surveying

Exploration

Denham, Henry Mangles

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Entering the Royal Navy at age 12, he specialised in hydrography and carried out majoy survey work around Australia and the south west Pacific between 1852 and 1861.