A route map from Theodore Cockatoo’s 1912 expedition, tracing a journey through Rangoon and toward Ceylon. Lion Rock appears among its annotations, but the map does not explain the circumstances behind them.
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Theodore Cockatoo’s 1912 Expedition Map
A 1912 expedition map tracing a route from Marseille through Egypt, India and Rangoon toward Ceylon, with Lion Rock annotated.
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Map
Date as recorded
1912
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Expedition or collection
Theodore Cockatoo Expedition — 1912
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Transcript
EASTERN ROUTE, 1912. Route legend: steamer (by sea), rail (by train), overland (by road). The map traces travel from Marseilles through Port Said, Suez, Aden, Bombay, Allahabad, Benares, Calcutta and Rangoon, then onward to Madras, Tuticorin, Colombo and sites in Ceylon including Kandy, Matale, Dambulla and Lion Rock. Dated marks include 3 February, 14 March, 2 May, 18 June, 30 October, 6 November and 21 November 1912. Handwritten annotations read: “Ashcroft aboard”; “Verify the Benares account”; “Mandalay contact failed to appear”; and “J.A. insists upon Ceylon.” A telegram slip over Rangoon reads: “RANGOON APR 22 1912 / MEET NOT COME / FURTHER DELAY / REGRET.” A three-stroke cockatoo crest above a compass needle appears at the bottom right.