Series 03: Papers concerning work on the Mariana Islands Dictionary by Louis de Freycinet, Athanase...
Series 03: Papers concerning work on the Mariana Islands Dictionary by Louis de Freycinet, Athanase Gros and Louis René (Lodoïx) de Freycinet
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Date
1830-1852
Call Numbers
SAFE/MLMSS 10275/Box 1/Folder 5
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Reference Code
Language
French
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Contents
1 folder of textual material
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Chronological
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This series, comprising 15 letters/documents, concerns Louis de Freycinet's project with Athanase Gros to compile a dictionary of the language of the Mariana Islands (Micronesia). Most documents have Laage archive stamps.
1. Autograph letter signed, from Athanase Gros to Louis de Freycinet in Paris, 30 November 1830 (3 pages on a single fold...
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Full title
Series 03: Papers concerning work on the Mariana Islands Dictionary by Louis de Freycinet, Athanase Gros and Louis René (Lodoïx) de Freycinet
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Administrative / Biographical history
Preoccupying Louis de Freycinet for much of the remainder of his life following the return of the Uranie voyage was the planned, but never completed, study of the language of the Marianas, which he worked on in collaboration with the linguist Athanase Gros. The volume was anticipated from the earliest stages of the project, with the 'Recherches sur...
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SAFE/MLMSS 10275/Box 1/Folder 5
Record Identifier
1xqGaWwY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqGaWwY
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Reference code
9650179
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