Bouvet Papers

Subject	Australasia
	Discovery and exploration--French
	Colonies--History
	Discoveries in geography
	France--Colonies--Asia
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Bouvet
Keywords	Trade
Current Holder	State Library of New South Wales
Date	1740
Item Number	TN_cdi_adammatthew_archives_Exploration_1046
Access Rights	Request at location
Country Of Origin	Australia
Language	French
Description From Source	Addressed to the Compagnie des Indes Orientales, Bouvet's memoir argues in favour of establish a French colony/trading post on the island of Terra Australis de Espiritu Santo, noting the supposed discoveries of Binot Paulmier de Gonneville.
Physical Format	Manuscripts
Related Resources	https://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/archive/discover_collections/history_nation/queiros/index.html
Date Accessed	2022-08-31