Aenwyzing van den koers der Fransche schepen la Boudeuse en L'Etoile rondom de weereldt
Subject | |
Category | |
Publisher |
Abraham Blusse en Zoon |
Creator |
Krevelt, A. van |
Current holder | |
Item number |
993945094702061 |
Access rights |
Digitised |
Rights |
Out of copyright. |
Country of origin | |
Language | |
Period of reference |
1772 |
Description from source |
1 map 25 x 68 cm on sheet 39 x 71 cm. Scale indeterminable. Coastline defined by hachures. Records the first French circumnavigation of the world, including a close encounter with Australia in June 1768 at a point on the Great Barrier Reef about 30 km. from the Endeavour Reef where Cook ran aground almost exactly two years later. |
Physical format |
Maps |
Bibliographic citation | |
Place of Publication |
Dordrecht |
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