Abridged narrative of a Voyage of discovery to Australia

Item

Title
Abridged narrative of a Voyage of discovery to Australia
Subject
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Voyages and travels
Discovery and exploration
Shipping
French language--Writing
Category
1. Settlement
Current holder
State Library of South Australia
Period of reference 
1801 – 1801
Series number
PRG 17/15 microfilm (restricted) Reel 2, 3
Item number
b2189912
Access rights
Request at location
Rights 
Written permission required - apply to State Library of SA for details
Country of origin
Australia
Language 
French
Description from source
2 cm, Microfilm 35mm, Available only on microfilm (reels); RESTRICTED MICROFILM; Ask at Desk

Abridged narrative of a Voyage of discovery to Australia performed in 'H.M.S. Investigator' 1801. Inscribed 'To Rev. William Tyler with respectful and affectionate regards of the son-in-law, the Author'. This series continues on Reel 3 with the following documents: Copy in French of the Abridged narrative, and account of Flinders' imprisonment on the Isle de France, written in French by Flinders himself, in the sixth year of his captivity; Rough voyage continued, 'At the head of the Gulph (sic) of Carpentaria. Sweer's Island to out of Blue Mud Bay. 'List of Officers & Louieys' embarked on board the Harriet cartel at the Isle of France, 13 June 1810 to go to India' in front of volume); Rough copy of the Voyage Book II, Chapter VI continued, page 70-107; 'Observations on the coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass's Strait and its Islands and on parts of the coasts of New South Wales' by Matthew Flinders (1801).
Physical format
Manuscripts