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This is one of the ten paintings by Westall of Matthew Flinders' Australian voyage (1801–1803) that the Admiralty commissioned from 1809 (ZBA7914, 7935–7936, 7938–7944): they were completed over the next three years. The place shown in the painting is near Cape Arnhem on the western side of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Here Flinders met Pobassoo (the English version of Bapapasu), an experienced Malay fishing captain operating out of Makassar, Sulawesi. He and others came to the coast under an agreement with the Yolngu people of the region to fish for trepang (sea-cucumbers), then dried and sold on to China via the East Indies. Flinders referred to him as being senior captain of about six fishing praus (though Westall shows 10) which are anchored offshore to the right, with a small boat also shown there.
Title
View of Malay Road from Pobassoo's Island, February 1803
Date
1809–1812
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 80.6 x W 106 cm
Accession number
ZBA7936
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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