Person

Bougainville, Hyacinthe de (1781 - 1846)

Born
1781
France
Died
1846
Occupation
Explorer

Summary

Hyacinthe de Bougainville travelled on "Le Geographe" 1800-1803 under the command of N. Baudin.

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Details

Midshipman on "Le Geographe" 1800-1803.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Louis Henri desaulses de Freycinet - Records, 1803 - 1809, FM 4/1740; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Bougainville, Hyacinthe de, The Governor's noble guest : Hyacinthe de Bougainville's account of Port Jackson, 1825 (Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 1999), 291 pp. Details
  • Dyer, Colin, The French Explorers and Sydney (Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 2009), 224 pp. Details

Resources

See also

  • Marchant, Leslie, France Australe: a study of French exploration and attempts to found a penal colony and strategic base in south western Australia 1503-1826 (Perth: Artlook Press, 1982), 384 pp. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 30 September 2009

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