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.
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.