William Bligh (1754-1817) British naval officer, and his companions, received hospitably by the Governor of Timor, 14 June 1789, after voyage of about 4,000 miles in the open longboat in which they had been cast adrift by Fletcher Christian and his 'Bounty' mutineers on 28 April 1789. Copperplate engraving 1802

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William Bligh (1754-1817) British naval officer, and his companions, received hospitably by the Governor of Timor, 14 June 1789, after voyage of about 4,000 miles in the open longboat in which they had been cast adrift by Fletcher Christian and his 'Bounty' mutineers on 28 April 1789. Copperplate engraving 1802

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