Medal commemorating the voyages of discovery commanded by Captain Baudin, France, 1800 / Pierre Mont...
Medal commemorating the voyages of discovery commanded by Captain Baudin, France, 1800 / Pierre Montagny
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Author / Creator
Date
1800
Call Numbers
R 1032
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Physical Description
Contents
1 medal - 3.8 cm diameter - pewter
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Fonds
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Full title
Medal commemorating the voyages of discovery commanded by Captain Baudin, France, 1800 / Pierre Montagny
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This medal commemorates the French expedition of the corvettes "Geographe" and "Naturaliste" commanded by Captain Nicolas Baudin to Australia and the Pacific during 1800-1804. This voyage of Baudin produced some significant charting of the Australian coast and intersected with that of Matthew Flinders.
There are several references to the existen...
Signature / Inscriptions
On obverse of medal:
"Bonaparte Premier Consul De La Rep. France / [uniformed bust of Napoleon Bonaparte in profile facing left] / Expedition De / Decouvertes / AN. 9" [i.e. Bonaparte First Consul of the Republic of France, voyage of discovery, year 9 of the Republic]
On reverse of medal:
"Les Corvettes / Le Geographe et / Le Naturaliste,...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Hordern House, April 2009
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 1032
Record Identifier
YdmdkRj9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmdkRj9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
846155
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