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Expéditions d’Entrecasteaux et Baudin

Translated title of the contribution: Expeditions d'Entrecasteaux and Baudin

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    Abstract

    The Entrecasteaux (1791-1793) and Baudin (1800-1804) expeditions been two French scientific trips. The first left under the authority of the Constituent Assembly and of King Louis XVI, and the second under that of Bonaparte during the Consulate. The instructions assigned to Antoine Bruny d'Entrecasteaux the dual mission "to search for the buildings of the Sieur de La Pérouse*, whose government had no news, and of take “a journey of research and discovery”, then to Nicolas Baudinto "cause in detail the coasts of the south-west, west and northern New Holland, some of which are still completely unknown
    Translated title of the contributionExpeditions d'Entrecasteaux and Baudin
    Original languageFrench
    Title of host publicationL’essentiel pour comprendre L’Australie
    EditorsPeter Brown, Jean-Yves Faberon
    Place of PublicationFrance
    PublisherMaison de la Mélanésie – Paul de Deckker
    Chapter12
    Pages46-47
    Number of pages2
    Edition4
    ISBN (Print)9782955890332
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Keywords

    • expedition
    • government
    • research
    • discovery

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