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Letter of Jacques Arago - 1841

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Title
Letter of Jacques Arago - 1841
Subject
Discovery and exploration--French
Australia--Discovery and exploration
French letters
Writing and art
Correspondence
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Arago, Jacques
Keywords
Freycinet
Uranie (corvette)
Expedition
Person
Louis
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Date
1841
Link
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7501273
Series number
MS 10380
Item number
7501273
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright Undetermined, Copying permitted for research purposes. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country of origin
Australia
Language
French
Description from source
0.03 m (1 folder)

A letter, written in French, dictated by Jacques Arago and signed by him in pencil, offering his correspondent the four volume 'Souvenirs' account of the Freycinet voyage. The letter is undated except for the month, September, but Arago comments that he has been blind for nearly four years, which suggests it was written in 1841.
Physical format
Letters
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2598/
Bibliographic citation
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