Papers relating to an Australian and Pacific voyage for the Mission Magnetique de l'Ocean Pacifique...
Papers relating to an Australian and Pacific voyage for the Mission Magnetique de l'Ocean Pacifique Est. Paris & Marseilles by Jacques Blot, 1896
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Date
1896
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8820
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Language
French
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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These manuscripts provide a detailed account of the voyage Blot undertook for the Bureau des Longitudes who were researching a new magnetic chart of the globe. This was a major project for the Bureau at the time, resulting in several expeditions, with a view to filling in the blanks of the known variations in the Earth's magnetic fields.
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Papers relating to an Australian and Pacific voyage for the Mission Magnetique de l'Ocean Pacifique Est. Paris & Marseilles by Jacques Blot, 1896
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Purchased from Hordern House, 11 October 2012
Administrative / Biographical history
A significant group of manuscripts relating to a little-known and mysterious study of the Australian coast, by French naval officers for the Bureau des Longitudes in 1895 and 1896. The reports are by First Officer Jacques Blot of the Monaque, the vessel charged with charting the Pacific. The Monaque visited several important destinations includin...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 8820
Record Identifier
1xqZ0gAY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZ0gAY
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Reference code
999643
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