George Bass travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists George Bass as British explorer (1771–1803).
George Bass was born at Aswarby in 1771. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, surgeon and combat medic.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
George Bass died in 1803, aged 32. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as explorer, surgeon and combat medic
