Guide to French Napoleonic Period Names Along the South West Coast of Australia by Leslie R Marchant
Language: English
Published by RIC Publications, Greenwood WA, 2004
- First Edition
- Softcover
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Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Full Title: Heritage Trail Guide to French Napoleonic Period Names Along the South West Coast of Australia from Point Peron to Cape Leeuwin. Alternative title: French Napoleonic Placenames of the South West Coast South West Coast. After the French Revolution, there was renewed interest in science and exploration. In October 1800, Nicolas Baudin commanded an expedition to the South Seas to complete the French survey of the Australian coastline and make scientific observations. When the expedition returned to France, French cartographers produced new charts with geographical names which extended from Esperance in the South to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the north. This book focuses on the south west corner of Western Australia, where Napoleonic France made a lasting impression.
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- Title
- Guide to French Napoleonic Period Names Along the South West Coast of Australia by Leslie R Marchant
- Author
- Leslie R Marchant
- Publisher
- RIC Publications, Greenwood WA
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1741260949
- ISBN 13
- 9781741260946
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.7 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 17 x 1 cm
- Seller catalogs
- Secondhand Books, Subjects - Shipwrecks & Maritime, Subjects - Western Australian History - South West Region
This volume focuses on the south-west corner of the state where Napoleonic France made a most distinctive impression. Modern explorers who follow in the wake of the French will not only find that they are travelling through a beautiful land now famous for its quality wines, but also will be journeying through French cultural history at the period of Napoleon.
The book is based on over 50 years research by the author, supplemented by information contained in articles written by the author for the new forthcoming edition of the French Dictionary of National Biography.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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