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Tellicherry [THALASERRI] (Kerala, India)
Located 21 km (13 miles) from Cannanore. Town and fort overlooking the sea. The East India Company established a factory here in 1683 for the pepper and cardamom trade. Besieged by Mysorean troops in 1782, siege raised by troops from Bombay. The fort lies close to the shore on the north side of the town. It is a square compact laterite construction with corner bastions.

Thames River (England)
A broad deep river that penetrated sixty miles inland into the heart of England. It was tidal, navigable and accessible to sea-going ships as far as the city of London. The broad sheltered reaches of the Thames were not subject to excessive flooding, and the natural flow of the river was generally sufficient to maintain the depth of the river channels to provide a port that was not only accessible in all weathers but also spacious and secure. As a consequence, London was a unique example of a great port which was also a capital city.

Throsbey's Farm (NSW)
Farm belonging to Charles Throsby named 'Glenfield' at Upper Minto. Macquarie granted him 1,500 acres here in exchange for land grants he had received at Cabramatta and Minto from Lieut-Governors Paterson and Foveaux in the period 1808 -1809. He named the farm after his birthplace in Glenfield, near Leicester, England.

Townson's Cottage (NSW)
The "cottage" mentioned by Macquarie was on a grant of 50 acres (Portion 119, parish of St. George) It was located on Townson's or Kogarah Bay, an arm of Botany Bay and was a waterside addition to Captain John Townson's main grant of 2,000 acres received on 9 July 1808 . [Portion 115, parish of St. George] in the present Sydney suburbs of Bexley and Hurstville. His house was called 'The Retreat'.

Tranquebar [TARANGAMBADI] (Tamil Nadu, India)
Located 35km (22 miles) north of Negapatam at the delta of the Kaveri River; established as a colony by the Danish East India Company in 1620. Originally the small fishing village and trading post of Tarangambadi, renamed 'Tranquebar' or 'Trankebar' in Danish.

Tristan Da Cunha
Volcanic island group in the South Atlantic Ocean. Discovered in 1506 by Portuguese navigator Admiral Tristao da Cunha, after whom the principal island, as well as the group was named. Located approximately midway between South America and southern Africa. The island of Tristan has an area of 38 square miles (98 square km) and is roughly circular, with an active central volcanic cone (6,760 [2,060 m]) which last erupted in 1961, forcing a temporary evacuation. Other islands in the group include Inaccessible, Nightingale, and Gough Island.

British and American sealers set up temporary quarters at Tristan from the mid-eighteenth century. In 1816 the island group was annexed by Britain, and a garrison established on the principal island. When the garrison was withdrawn the following year three of its members chose to remain, and over the years they were joined by shipwrecked sailors, settlers of European extraction and women from the British island colony of St Helena.

The islands (especially Inaccessible, and Nightingale) are noteworthy for the millions of seabirds that nest and roost on their cliffs and shores. [A fact suspected, though not observed, by Elizabeth Macquarie; and noted in her 1809 journal].

Two Cows, The (Isle of Wight, England)
Seaport located on the Isle of Wight [12 miles SE of Southampton]. Two villages (East Cowes and West Cowes) situated on either side of the Cowes or Medina formed an excellent harbour. It was used by coastal shipping for trade and provisioning, and a mail packet (in Macquarie's time) sailed to Southampton every day at noon.

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