Colonisation and gold rushes 1788–1901

British colonies in Australia, the gold rushes and the Treaty of Waitangi.

Map of Oceania in 1880, during the Colonisation and gold rushes — Border map for 1880. See the world in 1880.

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Border maps in this era

Timeline

Year	Event	Where
1788	The First Fleet reaches Sydney	Sydney
1840	Treaty of Waitangi	Waitangi

Battles and sites

Waitangi · 1840

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Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.