Miscellaneous French material 1792-1840
| Subject | Australia--Discovery and exploration |
|---|---|
| Voyages and travels | |
| Papua New Guinea--History | |
| Explorers | |
| French language--Writing | |
| Correspondence | |
| Category | 1. Settlement |
| Keywords | Expedition |
| Surveyors | |
| Current Holder | National Library of Australia |
| Period Of Reference | 1792/1840 |
| Series Number | MS 4222 |
| Item Number | 2818221 |
| Access Rights | Request at location |
| Rights | In Copyright. Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| France | |
| Language | French |
| Description From Source | 50 p.
Letter from Corneille Cornelisz (1792) to Jean Isac Rhenius containing meteorological information on New Holland-New Guinea area, mentioning Chretien Van Veerden, Guillaume Udemanus, Jean Arnout Voltelen, Nicholas Acher, Bernard Herb and Marinus van Vlaanderen. Biographical information about Duperrey, hydrographer on "La Coquille" with L. de Freycinet; Berard, hydrographer under Duperrey and Anne Chretien Louis de Hell, concerning charting of Corsica. Extract from "Athenaeum", 1838, re. Polar expedition of D'Urville. Beautemps-Beaupre - document re. charting of Santa Cruz by Carteret, and by D'Entrecasteaux. Recommendation to the Academy of Gauttier, Frederic Lutke, William Fitzwilliam Owen, James Clark Ross and Baron de Wrangle. |
| Physical Format | Letters |
| Records |
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