Transcription (Engraved inscription on the Charlotte Medal, 1788)
Sailed
the Charlotte of
London from Spit head the
13 of May 1787 Bound for Botany
Bay in the Island of New holland
Arriv'd at Teneriff the 4 of June in
Lat 28.13 N Long 16.23 W depart'd it
10 D arriv'd at rio janeiro 6 of Aug in
Lat 22.54 S Long 42.38 W depart'd it the
5 of Sepr arriv'd at the Cape of good hope the
14 Octr in Lat 34.29 S Long 18.29 E
depart'd it th 13 of Novr and made the
South Cape of New holland the 8 of
Jany 1788 in Lat 43.32 S
Long 146.56 E arriv'd at Botany Bay
the 20 of Jany the Charlotte in Co in
Lat 34.00 South Long 151.00 East distance
from great Britan [sic]
Miles
13106
The Charlotte Medallion Came Up For Auction In 2008, 220 Years After It Was Made
The Australian National Maritime Museum, With Australian Government Help, Won It With A $750,000 Bid ($873,750 All Up)
The Significance Of The Charlotte Medallion Is That It Was Engraved By A Convict, Thomas Barrett, While The Charlotte Lay At Botany Bay In January 1788.
Unfortunately He Was Also The First Person Hanged In The Colony, On 27 February 1788, For Stealing Food From The Stores.
Arthur Phillip Had Warned Everybody On The 7th Of February 1788, When His Commission From King George III Was Read To All Convicts And Military At Sydney Cove.