Rose Marie de Saulces Freycinet papers, 1817-1820, and before 1842
Rose Marie de Saulces Freycinet papers, 1817-1820, and before 1842
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1817-1820, and before 1842
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French
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Item 01: Journal particulier de Rose pour Caroline, September 1817-October 1820
Item 02: Lettres de Mme. Louis de Freycinet ecrites pendant le voyage autour du Monde de la Corvette l'Uranie, 1817-1819, transcribed and edited by Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet, after 1820 and before 1842
Rose’s journal has been known since the 192...
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Rose Marie de Saulces Freycinet papers, 1817-1820, and before 1842
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Object History
The Freycinet archive was substantial and remained in family hands for many years, before being gradually dispersed throughout the 1960s and 70s. This collection was acquired by an Australian collector in 1983, but other material has appeared on the market over many years, most recently in a major Christie’s sale of 2002.
The journal was giv...
Published information
The journal cited in: Freycinet, Rose Marie de & Rivière, Marc, 1947- & National Library of Australia 2003, A woman of courage : the journal of Rose de Freycinet on her voyage around the world 1817-1820, National Library of Australia, Canberra
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Purchased from Hordern House, August 2013
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1817 Louis de Freycinet, an aristocratic naval officer and veteran of the Baudin expedition which circumnavigated Australia between 1801 and 1803, was given command of a Pacific scientific and exploring expedition. As captain of the Uranie, Freycinet secretly planned to take with him his 21 year old wife, Rose, a well educated and cultured woman...
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1DrmrKP9
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1060974
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