Letters of Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean René Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet

Title	Letters of Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean René Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet
Subject	Discoveries in geography Oceania--Discovery and exploration Australia--Description and travel Voyages and travels New South Wales--History Scientists Natural history French letters Shipping Ship letters Correspondence
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Gaimard, Joseph Paul Quoy, Jean René Constant
Keywords	Dumont d'Urville
Person	Louis Jean François de Galaup
Current holder	National Library of Australia
Period of reference	February 15, 1826 – November 11, 1861
Date	February 15, 1826
Link	https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5742507
Series number	MS Acc11.151
Item number	5742507
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright Undetermined. Available for research. Not for loan.
Language	French
Description from source	0.03 m. (1 folder) MS Acc11.151 comprises a group of 13 letters written between 15 February 1826 and 11 November 1831 sent from a range of locations by the two scientists to Louis de Freycinet, predominantly during the first Pacific voyage of Dumont d'Urville on the Astrolabe. Of note in the correspondence is a description of the discovery of the fate of the La Pérouse voyage of 1788. Correspondence mostly written by Gaimard with the active participation of Quoy. Typewritten précis summarising the letters available with the collection (1 folder).
Physical format	Manuscripts Correspondence
Related resources	https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3224006687/findingaid?digitised=y
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