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

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Title
Aenwyzing van den koers der Fransche schepen la Boudeuse en L'Etoile rondom de weereldt
Subject
Early maps
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Voyages and travels
Dutch language
Category
1. Settlement
Place of Publication
Dordrecht
Publisher
Abraham Blusse en Zoon
Creator
Krevelt, A. van
Current holder
State Library of Queensland
Date
1772
Link
https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE432786
Item number
9.93945E+14
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
Out of copyright.
Country of origin
Netherlands
Language
Dutch
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
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/ZBA9PKC4/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/ZBA9PKC4/</a></p>