Two letters to Louis de Freycinet from Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean René Constant Quoy
| Subject | Explorers |
|---|---|
| Voyages and travels | |
| Natural history | |
| Scientific expeditions | |
| Ship letters | |
| French letters | |
| Category | 1. Settlement |
| Author | Gaimard, Joseph Paul and Quoy, Jean René Constant |
| Keywords | Expedition |
| Shipwrecks | |
| Person | Freycinet, de, Louis |
| Current Holder | State Library of New South Wales |
| Date | 1827-12-25 |
| Series Number | MLMSS 10413 |
| Item Number | 92ebyvbY |
| Access Rights | Request at location |
| Rights | Out of copyright |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Place | Hobart |
| Language | French |
| Description From Source | Full tile: Two letters to Louis de Freycinet from Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean René Constant Quoy while on Dumont d'Urville's Astrolabe expedition, 25 December 1827 and 18 October 1828
Gaimard and Quoy report to Louis de Freycinet on the progress of their voyage, including news gathered in Hobart of Peter Dillon's discoveries concerning the location of La Pérouse's two shipwrecks, and their subsequent visit to Tikopia and Vanikolo where they find debris from one of the wrecks.
Item 1: Letter from Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean René Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet, written at Hobart Town, Île Van Diemen, 25 December 1827
Item 2: Letter from Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean René Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet, written at Port Louis, Île de France, 18 October 1828 |
| Physical Format | Letters |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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