The Travels, Explorations and Surveys of Peter Fidler 1789-1821

An artistic rendition of Peter Fidler
Like Thompson, the distance covered by Fidler can be measured. Fidler’s travels were researched from his published journal and other records. From the completed research, spatial data was created and is organized into the fields Year, Route, Leg, Departed, Arrived, Origin, and Destination. The results of of measuring the linear data, show that the distances travelled by Peter Fidler between 1789 and 1822 equate to 80,838 km. Fidler was a remarkable surveyor and unfortunately has not received the recognition he has deserved.
The data encompassingfidler’s travels is in ESRI shapefile format and can be acquiredd HERE.
A Map of the Travel and Explorations of Peter Fidler 1789-1821