The Present Picture of New South Wales is an account of the discovery of South Wales by British governor Arthur Phillip. South Wales is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid-Wales to the north. It has a population of around 2.2 million, almost three-quarters of the whole of Wales, including 400,000 in Cardiff, 250,000 in Swansea, and 150,000 in Newport.