942586
- TitleCoquille (Corvette) journal, in French, 22 June 1822-8 May 1825
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- Call numberDLMS 126
DLMS 127
DLMS 128
DLMS 129
DLMS 130
DLMS 131 - Level of descriptionfonds
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1822-1825 - Type of material
- Reference code942586
- Physical Description6 volumes of textual material - 24 cm. - pend and ink, watercolour maps and illustrations
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
'Lottin' printed on front cover. Victor Charles Lottin was an enseigne de vaisseau on the voyage and possibly this journal was kept by him
This expedition commanded by Captain Duperrey with Dumont D'Urville as first Lieutenant
left Toulon 11 August 1822 visiting many ports and islands in South America and the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, before returning to Europe via the Cape of Good Hope - Scope and ContentDaily entries giving details of position, wind direction, temperature etc.; the history and geography of many of the places visited with many extracts translated from the Horsburgh's 'Directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope and the interjacent ports'
Leather bound with gold tooling - Language
- Finding AidsContents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
- Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012. - General note
Transferred from DLSPENCER 13 - Creator/Author/Artist
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