Voyage to Australia & the Pacific, 1791-1793In 1791 Admiral Bruny D'Entrecasteaux sailed from France to search for his compatriot, the explorer La Perouse, and his voyage had many achievements. The expedition made a number of significant geographical discoveries, including the Derwent estuary and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Esperance Bay and the archipelago of the Recherche in Western Australia. |
Contents
The Atlantic | 1 |
Cape of Good Hope | 11 |
Traversing the Indian Ocean | 21 |
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Bruny D'Entrecasteaux: Voyage to Australia and the Pacific, 1791-1793 Edward Duyker,Maryse Duyker No preview available - 2006 |
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Admiralty Islands Adventure Bay Amboina anchor anchorage appeared archipelago Balade Batavia Beautemps-Beaupré believe boat Bougainville Bruny d'Entrecasteaux Caledonia Cape Captain Cook Carteret channel chevalier de Saint-Louis chronometer close coast command crew d'Auribeau Diemen's Land direction discovered distance Dutch Duyker east Espérance expedition expedition's fathoms of water French Friendly Islands frigates half past harbour Holland hope Huon de Kermadec Ile-de-France inhabitants La Pérouse Labillardière larboard large number leagues longitude marine meridian midday morning named natives naturalists navigator navy night north-east north-west northern o'clock observations officers Paris passed Pérouse pirogues previous day reached Recherche reconnoitring reefs Rossel route sail Saint-Félix Santa Cruz seemed seen ship shoal shore Sieur d'Entrecasteaux sighted situated at latitude small island Solomon Islands soon south-east south-west southern strait tack Tasmania Tenerife Tongatabou took Toubou trees vaisseau Van Diemen's Land vessels voyage weather Willaumez winds windward