In The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay With An Account Of The Establishment Of The Colonies Of Port Jackson And Norfolk Island (1789), Arthur Phillip gives this description of the area around Ball's Pyramid, before describing Lord Howe Island: There lies about four miles from the south-west part of the pyramid, a dangerous rock, which shows itself a little above the surface of the water, and appears not to be larger than a boat.
I The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay With An Account Of The Establishment Of The Colonies Of Port Jackson And Norfolk Island (1789) giver Arthur Phillip en beskrivelse af området omkring Ball's Pyramid, før han beskriver Lord Howe Island: Der ligger omkring fire mil fra sydvestdelen af pyramiden, en farlig klippe, som kun viser sig lidt over vandoverfladen, og den ser ud til ikke at være større end en båd.