Resources
Explorers and scientists from the d'Entrecasteaux and Baudin expeditions
Biographical summaries of the main figures from the two major French expeditions that charted and named numerous locations along the Australian coastline.
Presentation of charts produced by the d'Entrecasteaux and Baudin expeditions.
The various journals of the d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin and Flinders expeditions, day by day, side by side.
Reports from exploration missions: authentic texts, illustrated.
Discover the illustrations and documents from the major French expeditions exploring the Australian coastline.
The ships of the d'Entrecasteaux and Baudin expeditions
La Recherche and L’Espérance (d’Entrecasteaux), Le Géographe, Le Naturaliste and Le Casuarina (Baudin).
French institutions, political regimes, wars, former country appellations and former scientific expeditions
This glossary explains key historical, political and scientific terms mentioned in the project French Names Along the Australian Coastline.
Six instruments pour observer le ciel, mesurer le temps et étudier le magnétisme. Avec Borda, Berthoud et Pierson, découvrez les outils scientifiques de l’expédition.
Six instruments for observing the sky, measuring time and studying magnetism. Explore the expedition’s scientific tools through Borda, Berthoud and Pierson.
Le départ des navires et la vie à bord : les appareillages des expéditions d’Entrecasteaux et Baudin, Marie-Louise Girardin et Kismy.
Ships setting sail and life on board: the departures of the d’Entrecasteaux and Baudin expeditions, Marie-Louise Girardin and Kismy.