On the far left is the first Government House under construction, and the Tank Stream, the water supply for the new colony is in the centre, the heart of present day Circular Quay. Two ships from the First Fleet, one at anchor and the other lying its side, complete an idyllic scene belying the hardships that were soon to befall the fledgling settlement. Although Botany Bay was chosen as the original site for the establishment of the settlement, it soon became clear to Phillip after their arrival on 18th January 1788 that the bay did not provide sufficient shelter or fresh water. Phillip decided to investigate the bay to the north that Captain Cook had named Port Jackson. Phillip’s first impressions were recorded in a letter to England the finest harbour in the world, in which a thousand sail of the line may ride in the most perfect security.