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Account of the Coquille voyage

SubjectDiscovery and exploration–French
Australia–Discovery and exploration
Australia–Description and travel
Voyages and travels
New South Wales–History
Anthropology
Social structure
Islands of the Pacific
Explorers
Category1. Settlement
AuthorRolland, Thomas Pierre
KeywordsTahiti
Expedition
PersonFreycinet, de, Louis
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Period Of Reference 1825/1828
Date1822-08-11
Series NumberNLA MS 7545
Item Number1439343
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Out of Copyright. Available for reference. Not for loan.
Country Of OriginFrance
Australia
PlacePort Jackson
JourneyToulon
Gibraltar
Falkland Islands
Chile
Peru
Tahiti
Sydney
Mauritius
Saint Helena
Marseille
Language French
Description From Source1 v. (72 p.) Manuscript account by T. Pierre Rolland of the voyage of the Coquille. The account relates the circumnavigation of the Coquille, which left Toulon on 1822 Aug. 11, calling at Gibraltar, the Falklands, Chile, Peru, Tahiti, Sydney, Mauritius and St Helena, returning to Marseilles on 1825 Apr. 24. Rolland mentions the discovery of and naming of islands including Clermont-Tonnerre, Freycinet and Lostanges. He describes the customs, costumes, etc., of the native inhabitants of the places visited. Some of the locations described include Tahiti, the Falklands, Lima and Port Jackson. There is a strong social and anthropological content in the account.
Physical FormatManuscripts
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/3T7MV65Y/
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/RDJHPBVT/
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