ISBN10: 0522843395, ISBN13: 9780522843392, [publisher: Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1987] Hardcover First Edition 1st edition. xvii, 461 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt title on spine in a fine dust jacket. Quarto with black and white plates, maps and sketches in text. fine Baudin's scientific voyage which overlapped with Flinder's circumnavigation of Australia is largely forgotten in France and Australia. He did not survive the voyage, and it was chronicled by his enemy, Peron, the expedition's zoologist, who failed to mention Baudin's name in the official record. On its return to France in 1804, the expedition faced a governnment that had lost interest. How much the voyage did for the geography and science of the early colony are questions answered here for the first time by a narrative that makes comprehensive use of the surviving records.
[Calgary, AB, Canada] [Publication Year: 1987]
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ISBN10: 0522843395, ISBN13: 9780522843392, [publisher: Melbourne University Publishing] Hardcover The scientific voyage of the French explorer, Nicolas Baudin, in 1800-1803, is all but forgotten, though it produced the first complete map of Australia. He did not survive the voyage which was chronicled by his enemy, the expedition's zoologist, who failed to mention Baudin's name. The expedition sank into obscurity on its return to France in 1804. It faced a government that had lost interest. 1987, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w.  Scans available if required. {"length"=>["23"], "width"=>["15"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
[York, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1987]
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Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press, Date: 1987. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fascinating account of the Scientific Voyage of the French Explorer Nicolas Baudin which produced the first complete Map of Australia. Illustrated with a few B&W Plates & Maps. Burgundy red cloth cover with Bright Gilt lettering to spine. 461 Pages, 930g,.9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on back of free endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1987. Melbourne University Press ISBN 0522843395 9780522843392 [GB]