Aenwyzing van den koers der Fransche schepen la Boudeuse en L'Etoile rondom de weereldt
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Title
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Aenwyzing van den koers der Fransche schepen la Boudeuse en L'Etoile rondom de weereldt
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Subject
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Early maps
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Australia--Discovery and exploration
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Voyages and travels
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Dutch language
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Place of Publication
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Dordrecht
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Publisher
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Abraham Blusse en Zoon
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Creator
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Krevelt, A. van
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Current holder
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State Library of Queensland
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Period of reference
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1772 – 1772
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Item number
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993945094702061
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Access rights
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Digitised
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Country of origin
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Netherlands
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Language
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Dutch
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Description from source
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1 map 25 x 68 cm on sheet 39 x 71 cm. Scale indeterminable. Coastline defined by hachures.
Records the first French circumnavigation of the world, including a close encounter with Australia in June 1768 at a point on the Great Barrier Reef about 30 km. from the Endeavour Reef where Cook ran aground almost exactly two years later.
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Physical format
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Maps