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Aenwyzing van den koers der Fransche schepen la Boudeuse en L'Etoile rondom de weereldt

SubjectEarly maps
Australia–Discovery and exploration
Voyages and travels
Dutch language
Category1. Settlement
Place Of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherAbraham Blusse en Zoon
CreatorKrevelt, A. van
Current HolderState Library of Queensland
Period Of Reference1772/1772
Item Number 993945094702061
Access RightsDigitised
RightsOut of copyright.
Country Of Origin Netherlands
LanguageDutch
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 Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/ZBA9PKC4/
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