This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A chart of Basses Strait between New South Wales and Van-Diemen's Land : surveyed by Lieut. Flinders of His Majesty's ship Reliance, by order of His Excellency Governor Hunter, 1798-9. It was published by: A. Arrowsmith No. 24 Rathbone Place in 1800. Scale ca. 1:1,130,000. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the GCS GDA 1994 (EPSG: 4283) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.