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Voyages autour du Monde

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Title
Voyages autour du Monde
Subject
Voyages and travels
Discoveries in geography
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Oceania--Discovery and exploration
Colonies--Oceania
Dutch East Indies
New South Wales--History
Navigation
Category
1. Settlement
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Date
1810
Link
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3208671320
Series number
MS Acc13.031
Item number
6194548
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
Copyright Undetermined. Available for research. Not for loan.
Place
Port Jackson
Language
French
English
Description from source
Full title: Voyages autour du Monde. Notes extraites de divers ouvrages etrangers & traductions, between approximately 1810 and 1820

0.03 m (1 volume)

Manuscript compilation of voyage articles written in French and English assembled by an anonymous compiler discussing navigational issues in Australian, Pacific and Asian waters. One section of the manuscript discusses the anchorages and weather of Port Jackson, the New South Wales coast and the route towards Cape Horne. The manuscript also contains varied and extensive notes on Timor, the China Sea and the Straits of Sonda, a reference to HMS Bounty as well as personal observations about Cape Town (1 volume).
Physical format
Manuscripts
Bibliographic citation
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