Jean Roux Journal du voyage fait sur le vaisseau du Roi Le Mascarin, commandé par M. Marion,...en fa...
Jean Roux Journal du voyage fait sur le vaisseau du Roi Le Mascarin, commandé par M. Marion,...en fa...
Jean Roux Journal du voyage fait sur le vaisseau du Roi Le Mascarin, commandé par M. Marion,...en faisant la découverte des Terres Australes, passant à la Nouvelle Hollande, à la Nouvelle Zélande, etc., 18 October 1771 - 7 May 1773, being a fair copy probably made by the French Admiralty, [between 1773 and 1776]
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Author / Creator
Date
[between 1773 and 1776] (copy of original dated 18 October 1771 - 7 May 1773)
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10085
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Language
French
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
0.39 metres of textual material (1 box) - 38 x 24 cm - manuscript in ink, with plain paper wrappers, folios stitched with green ribbon
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A complete account by Lieutenant Jean Roux of the voyage of the Mascarin commanded by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, beginning with the departure from the Isle de France on 18 October 1771 and continuing through to their return in May 1773. The sixty-four page manuscript journal is written in a secretarial hand.
It details events of the voyag...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Jean Roux Journal du voyage fait sur le vaisseau du Roi Le Mascarin, commandé par M. Marion,...en faisant la découverte des Terres Australes, passant à la Nouvelle Hollande, à la Nouvelle Zélande, etc., 18 October 1771 - 7 May 1773, being a fair copy probably made by the French Admiralty, [between 1773 and 1776]
Continuation of Title
...Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de St Louis, Capitaine de Brulot: accompagné de la Flutte Le Marquis de Castries, pour faire le voyage de l'Isle Taïty ou de Cythère,...par le sieur Jean Roux, lieutenant sur le susdit vaisseau Le Mascarin
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
One of four known manuscript copies. A copy is held by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF) and two copies are held by the French National Archives.
Paper watermarked 'D&C Blauw'.
Date note
The copy of the journal at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France is accompanied by a letter from Roux dated May 1776. It is assumed that the copies were made some time between the return of Le Mascarin in 1773, and 1776.
Contextual Information
Source
Puchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd, London, April 2018
Collection history
The journal was bought by Maggs at an auction in France in 2017. It came from the estate of private collector André Fildier (1928-2001) who was a dealer in ephemera and postcards from the 1940s onwards.
Administrative / Biographical history
Jean Roux was an ensign under the command of Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne on his ill-fated voyage on board Le Mascarin. By his return, he had been promoted to lieutenant. Roux was one of the few survivors along with Julien Crozet.
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was a wealthy ship owner and merchant. After military service during the Seven Year...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10085
Record Identifier
1DrNqpv9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1DrNqpv9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9608486
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