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Voyage of discovery to the southern lands : second edition, 1824. Book I to III, comprising chapters I to XXI / by François Péron ; continued by Louis de Freycinet ; translated from the French by Christine Cornell ; introduction by Anthony J. Brown.

Voyage of discovery to the southern lands : second edition, 1824. Book I to III, comprising chapters I to XXI / by François Péron ; continued by Louis de Freycinet ; translated from the French by Christine Cornell ; introduction by Anthony J. Brown.
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Author Péron, François, 1775-1810
Uniform Title Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes. Chapitre 1-21. English
Title Voyage of discovery to the southern lands : second edition, 1824. Book I to III, comprising chapters I to XXI / by François Péron ; continued by Louis de Freycinet ; translated from the French by Christine Cornell ; introduction by Anthony J. Brown.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Adelaide : Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 2006.
Description lxxxiii, 430 p. [14] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), folded maps, ports. ; 25 cm. + 1 folded map in back pocket.
Note Includes index.
"Edition limited to 400 copies of which 99 are numbered and bound in quarter leather"-- Verso t.p.
"This translation has been made from the second French edition (1824). This is number 98"-- Verso t.p.
Edwards copy: "Edition limited to 400 copies of which 99 are numbered and bound in quarter leather"-- Verso t.p.
Summary Covers the voyage from France 1800-1802, describing the expedition's discoveries in Western Australia and Tasmania, as well as visits to Timor and Sydney. Includes Peron's observations on the Tasmanian aborigines and on the convict colony.
Level Tertiary/Undergraduate.
General.
Subjects Baudin, Nicolas, -- 1754-1803
Naturaliste (Ship)
Casuarina (Ship)
Géographe (Ship)
Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- French
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Cornell, Christine
Freycinet, Louis de, 1779-1842
Other Corporate Bodies State Library of South Australia. Friends
Call number RARE 910.944 PER [v.1]
EDWARDS 910.944 PER
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