Nicolas Baudin 1754 - 1803 Scientist and Naval Officer
Nicolas Baudin, in 1800 proposed a scientific expedition to the south of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land. Napoleon Bonaparte and the Institute of France, supported the scientific voyage. The gunship "Le Geographe" and the storeship "Le Naturaliste" sailed for New Holland.
Baudin, is best remembered for his encounter with Matthew Flinders in 1802, at Encounter Bay, both men were charting the New Holland coastline from opposite directions. Baudin, known also for safely transporting live plants and animals back to Europe.
In November 1801, with most of Baudin's, crew becoming ill, he sailed directly for Van Diemen's Land, entering d'Entrecasteaux Channel on January 13th 1802. The following day Port Cygnet was explored during their search for fresh water and wood for the ships fires.
Fascinated by the pale white skin of the Frenchmen and their longboat. The Frenchman ate with natives, traded gifts and also entertained them. Baudin then sailed for Port Jackson, reports the French were going to establish a settlement on the Derwent, had reached Governor King, "HMS Cumberland" was sent to watch them. Baudin's ships, were anchored in Sea Elephant Bay ( King Island ), a British party went ashore raising the British flag from a tree and claimed the island for King George. Lieutenant John Bowen, was soon sent to establish a small settlement at Risdon Cove on the River Derwent averting the French from claiming Van Diemen's Land.
Nicolas Baudin died in Mauritius of Tuberculosis September 16th 1803.
It was revealed more than a century later that Francois Peron and Henri deFreycinet, also on Nicolas Baudin's voyage of exploration were acting as intelligence agents, and had provided to the French authorities a dossier of top secret information on the British colony.From their first encounter they were accepted well by the natives, the natives were fa
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05:19 PM Mar 9, 2015
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Nicolas Baudin 1754 - 1803 Scientist and Naval Officer
Nicolas Baudin 1754 - 1803 Scientist and Naval Officer
Nicolas Baudin, in 1800 proposed a scientific expedition to the south of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land. Napoleon Bonaparte and the Institute of France, supported the scientific voyage. The gunship "Le Geographe" and the storeship "Le Naturaliste" sailed for New Holland.
Baudin, is best remembered for his encounter with Matthew Flinders in 1802, at Encounter Bay, both men were charting the New Holland coastline from opposite directions. Baudin, known also for safely transporting live plants and animals back to Europe.
In November 1801, with most of Baudin's, crew becoming ill, he sailed directly for Van Diemen's Land, entering d'Entrecasteaux Channel on January 13th 1802. The following day Port Cygnet was explored during their search for fresh water and wood for the ships fires.
Fascinated by the pale white skin of the Frenchmen and their longboat. The Frenchman ate with natives, traded gifts and also entertained them. Baudin then sailed for Port Jackson, reports the French were going to establish a settlement on the Derwent, had reached Governor King, "HMS Cumberland" was sent to watch them. Baudin's ships, were anchored in Sea Elephant Bay ( King Island ), a British party went ashore raising the British flag from a tree and claimed the island for King George. Lieutenant John Bowen, was soon sent to establish a small settlement at Risdon Cove on the River Derwent averting the French from claiming Van Diemen's Land.
Nicolas Baudin died in Mauritius of Tuberculosis September 16th 1803.
It was revealed more than a century later that Francois Peron and Henri deFreycinet, also on Nicolas Baudin's voyage of exploration were acting as intelligence agents, and had provided to the French authorities a dossier of top secret information on the British colony.From their first encounter they were accepted well by the natives, the natives were fa
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Aussie Paul.
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Sheba.
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Sheba.
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Juergen
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