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Almost a French Australia : French-British rivalry in the Southern Oceans / Noelene Bloomfield ; with the assistance of Michael Nash.

Almost a French Australia : French-British rivalry in the Southern Oceans / Noelene Bloomfield ; with the assistance of Michael Nash.
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ISBN 9781925043396 (pbk.)
1925043398 (pbk.)
Author Bloomfield, Noelene (author.)
Title Almost a French Australia : French-British rivalry in the Southern Oceans / Noelene Bloomfield ; with the assistance of Michael Nash.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Braddon, A.C.T. : Halstead Press, 2017.
©2017
Description 190 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Scores of French place names around Australia bear witness to a surprising history that few Australians know, hinting at just how close this continent came to being split between France and England. In fierce competition with her perennial rival across the Channel, France sent numerous scientific and commercial expeditions to the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the 1700s and 1800s. Only a series of untimely events, like the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, prevented France from consolidating her place on the legendary Terra Australis. This new edition of a popular book follows the exploits of famous explorers like La Perouse, and explains why the French, despite a significant presence on the continent, eventually withdrew, clearing the way for the British.
Subjects French -- Australia -- History
Explorers -- France -- History
Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- French
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Nash, Michael (contributor.)
Call number 2018.006
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A00874216 2018.006
General Collection   . Available to Museum Staff .  
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