'Journal of Francois Michel Ronsard, Baudin's Expedition, 1800 to 1804', 3 February 1801-6 August 18...
'Journal of Francois Michel Ronsard, Baudin's Expedition, 1800 to 1804', 3 February 1801-6 August 1803. English translation with notes by Sir William Dixson
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3 February 1801-6 August 1803
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DLWD 78
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1 folder (containing 2 volumes and loose sheets) of textual material - manuscript
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Contents
Items 1-2
a. Translation of Ronsard's journal by Sir William Dixson. Cover title, 'Ronsard Journal. Translation'. 2 volumes
The journal covers the main part of Baudin's voyage, commencing after leaving the Cape of Good Hope and finishing with the Geographe's second visit to Timor after surveying the coasts of Western Australia (in company...
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'Journal of Francois Michel Ronsard, Baudin's Expedition, 1800 to 1804', 3 February 1801-6 August 1803. English translation with notes by Sir William Dixson
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Transferred from DLSPENCER 495
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Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
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Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
Francois Michel Ronsard, French naval officer, was born in 1770. He was a member of the French naval construction department, being a master shipwright and a lieutenant in the navy, when he was an officer on the corvette Geographe on Baudin's expedition to Australia with the Geographe and the Naturaliste, 1800-1804
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DLWD 78
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YezdAOM9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezdAOM9
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950209
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