Papers concerning voyage of the Coquille, 1822-1825, and the Astrolabe, 1826-1829 / Jules Dumont d'U...
Papers concerning voyage of the Coquille, 1822-1825, and the Astrolabe, 1826-1829 / Jules Dumont d'U...
Papers concerning voyage of the Coquille, 1822-1825, and the Astrolabe, 1826-1829 / Jules Dumont d'Urville
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1822-1829
Call Numbers
A 1827 (Safe 1/392)
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Language
French
Formats
Manuscripts and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
0.14 metres of textual material (1 box) - 33 x 26 cm - manuscript
1 drawing - 28.1 x 20.5 cm - charcoal
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 119, frames 1-652
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
A collection of copies of original manuscripts, in French, relating to Dumont d'Urville's two voyages to the South Seas. Mainly in the handwriting of Dumont d'Urville.
Item 1: Tableau des Iles de l'Oceanie, 1820s / Jules Dumont d'Urville
Item 2: Observations phytologiques, 1822-1824 / Jules Dumont d'Urville
Item 3: Observations...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Papers concerning voyage of the Coquille, 1822-1825, and the Astrolabe, 1826-1829 / Jules Dumont d'Urville
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:a4142001
Description source
Title, date, and contents taken from items and summary note in box housing items.
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Maggs Brothers, 1929
Administrative / Biographical history
French navigator who commanded voyages to the South Pacific (1826–29) and the Antarctic (1837–40), resulting in extensive revisions of existing charts and discovery or redesignation of island groups.
In 1822 he served on a voyage around the world on the Coquille (later renamed the Astrolobe) and then on a later mission to the South Pacific,...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 1827 (Safe 1/392)
Record Identifier
9PQ8AX2n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9PQ8AX2n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
412899
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