Person
Kerguelen de Trémarec, Yves Joseph de
- Born
- France
- Occupation
- Antarctic explorer
Summary
Yves Joseph de Kerguelen de Tremrec sailed to the Antarctic in 1772 where he discovered the Kerguelen Islands and took possession of various territories for France.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Tremrec - Records, 1771 - 1774, B1203-6 and A3070; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Kerguelen-Trémarec, Yves-Joseph de (1734-1797)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476598. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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