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Antoine de Bruni d' Entrecasteaux, 1737-1793Plan de la baie de L’Adventure (Adventure’s Bay) découverte par le Cap. Furneaux en1773 leve par Jouvency et Beautemps-Beaupré en Fevrier 1793. [detail]Paris: Depot General des Cartes et Plans de la Marine et des Colonies, 1807 Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts D’Entrecasteaux’s ships Recherche and Esperance visited the southern coast of Van Diemen’s Land from 21 April to 28 May 1792 and again from 21 January to 27 February 1793. The purpose of the voyage was to discover the fate of the missing French explorer La Perouse. Although it was unsuccessful in this, the voyage is renowned for its scientific discoveries, its friendly relations with the indigenous people and its admirable charts of the areas visited, including the south east coast of Tasmania. |
