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Louis Claude De Freycinet (1779 - 1841) 'Plan du Port Jackson…
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Melbourne
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26-Jun-2022
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Louis Claude De Freycinet (1779 - 1841) 'Plan du Port Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud) d'apres le Capitaine John Hunter assujetti aux observations faites a bord des Corvettes Francaises en 1802; Plan du comte de Cumberland (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud) d'apres les cartes Anglaises. . . 1802' [Paris, 1811] from the Atlas volume of Freycinet's ' Voyage de decouvertes aux terres Australes. . . ', 66 x 98 cm (sheet size). One of the Earliest Maps of Port Jackson - From the Expedition of Nicholas Baudin. The two maps reflect one of the earliest scientific surveys of Port Jackson and the area around Sydney Harbour. During Nicolas Baudin's scientific expedition to complete the French survey of Australia's coast, his colleague, Louis de Freycinet, created these maps around Port Jackson and undertook soundings supplementing the earliest English surveys of the region.
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