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Report on the west coast of Australia 1801

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Title
Report on the west coast of Australia 1801
Subject
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Discovery and exploration--French
Australia--Description and travel
Voyages and travels
Western Australia--History
Shipping
Manuscripts, French
Category
1. Settlement
Person
Nicholas Thomas
Willem
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Date
January 1, 1801
Link
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1760544
Series number
MS 3707
Item number
1760544
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Out of Copyright. Available for reference. Not for loan.
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Dirk Hartog Island
Language
French
Description from source
1801, 11 leaves. Original held by Minist`ere de la Marine, Paris.

Photocopy of a report by Nicolas Baudin on the West Coast of Australia, containing an account of the Vlamingh plate: by a member of the crew of the Naturaliste. In 1801 the Naturaliste commanded by Captain Hamelin landed on Dirk Hartog Island and discovered the enscribed plate left by Willem de Vlamingh.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Bibliographic citation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/WKIXF6A3/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/WKIXF6A3/</a></p>