Letter of Barthélemy Faujas-de-Saint-Fond

Title	Letter of Barthélemy Faujas-de-Saint-Fond
Subject	Australia--Discovery and exploration Discovery and exploration--French Explorers Voyages and travels French letters Scientific expeditions Correspondence
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Faujas-de-Saint-Fond, Barthélemy
Keywords	Freycinet Baudin
Person	Louis
Current holder	National Library of Australia
Date	June 11, 1804
Link	https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5011563
Series number	MS Acc10.186
Item number	5011563
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright Undetermined. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country of origin	France
Language	French
Description from source	Full title: Letter of Barthélemy Faujas-de-Saint-Fond written to Louis de Freycinet, St. Fond, Montélimar, [manuscript]. 1 item (23.8 x 30.0 cm.) Dated in accordance with the French Republican calendar. Single page autograph letter on light blue watermarked paper, folded to letter size. Closely written to the first page with 21 lines of text, the fourth page an address panel, and the others blank. Old folds with a small tear at the original seal. The handwritten letter dated le 23 prerial an 12 (i.e. 11 June 1804) from Barthélemy Faujas-de-Saint-Fond to Louis de Freycinet, welcoming his safe return from the Baudin expedition to Australia. He laments Baudin's command of the expedition, lauds the important observations and specimens collected, and acknowledges the work of the late astronomer Francois Venier during the voyage.
Physical format	Letters
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