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Louis Antoine Bougainville - Records

Title
Louis Antoine Bougainville - Records
Repository
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
Reference
B1195, C974, MD1638
Date Range
1764 - 1769
Description

Microfilm of transcripts of documents relating to Bougainville's voyages to the Pacific 1764-5 and 1766-9 [2 reels, B1195-6]. Photocopy of notes and comments made on his discoveries c1760s (in French) [ML DOC 1638]. Manuscript memorandum in French 'Decouverte des terres Australes' c1770 [3 pages, C974].

Formats
Microform
Access
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