Account of the Coquille voyage
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Title
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Account of the Coquille voyage
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Subject
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Discovery and exploration--French
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Australia--Discovery and exploration
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Australia--Description and travel
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Voyages and travels
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New South Wales--History
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Anthropology
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Social structure
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Islands of the Pacific
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Explorers
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Author
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Rolland, Thomas Pierre
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Keywords
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Tahiti
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Expedition
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Current holder
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National Library of Australia
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Period of reference
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1825 – 1828
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Date
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August 11, 1822
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Series number
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NLA MS 7545
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Item number
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1439343
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Rights
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Out of Copyright. Available for reference. Not for loan.
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Country of origin
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France
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Australia
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Language
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French
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Description from source
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1 v. (72 p.)
Manuscript account by T. Pierre Rolland of the voyage of the Coquille. The account relates the circumnavigation of the Coquille, which left Toulon on 1822 Aug. 11, calling at Gibraltar, the Falklands, Chile, Peru, Tahiti, Sydney, Mauritius and St Helena, returning to Marseilles on 1825 Apr. 24. Rolland mentions the discovery of and naming of islands including Clermont-Tonnerre, Freycinet and Lostanges. He describes the customs, costumes, etc., of the native inhabitants of the places visited. Some of the locations described include Tahiti, the Falklands, Lima and Port Jackson. There is a strong social and anthropological content in the account.
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Physical format
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Manuscripts