Account of a voyage to the southern lands, 1801-1804 / Pierre-Bernard Milius. English translation by Jacqueline Myers, 2001

MLMSS 9817/Box 1X

fonds

2001

1361923

0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)
1 CD-ROM
1 floppy disk

Former library employee and French speaker Jacqueline Myers was asked by Emeritus Curator Paul Brunton to translate the Pierre Bernard Milius journal.

Two typescript copies of Pierre Bernard Milius' Voyage aux Terres Australes, 1801-1804.

On 19 October 1800, Nicolas Baudin left France in the Géographe and the Naturaliste on a scientific expedition to survey the coast of New Holland and the southern part of New Guinea. Milius was second in command of the Naturaliste. The expedition charted the western and southern coasts of Australia, parts of the northern and eastern coasts and the east coast of Tasmania and collected numerous natural history specimens. From 25 April to 22 July 1802 Milius was in Sydney and his journal includes descriptions of Sydney Town, Parramatta, and the Hawkesbury region, and meetings with Governor Philip Gidley King, Colonel Paterson, Matthew Flinders and the infamous George Barrington.

Includes electronic Microsoft Word versions on CD-ROM and 3.5 inch floppy disk.

Copyright status:: In copyright
Approval for reproduction required: From copyright owner

Published edition of another translation: The journal of Pierre Bernard Milius 1800-1804 / Pierre Bernard Milius. West Perth, W.A. : Australian Capital Equity Pty Limited in association with the National Library of Australia, 2013.

Microfilm of Milius' original journal (in French) held at MAV/FM4/2233