Papers of Frank Benson Horner, 1980-1994. 1980-1994.

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Papers of Frank Benson Horner, 1980-1994. 1980-1994.

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The papers comprise manuscript and typescript drafts of French reconaissance : Baudin in Australia (Melbourne University Press, 1987) and partial drafts of his subsequent work Looking for La Pérouse : D'Entrecasteaux in Australia and the South Pacific 1792-1793 (Melbourne University Press, 1995, reprinted Miegunyah Press 1996). There are also copies of documents, articles, notes and extracts from source materials and Horner's correspondence with historians and institutions regarding documents, illustrations, research and publication permissions for these two works. The documents include copies of the journals, letters and reports of the two expedition leaders, Nicholas Baudin and Joseph Antoine Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, from archival collections in Australia and France, some with English translations and photographic copies of maps and illustrations collected for the two publications.

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Horner, F. B. (Frank Benson), 1917-

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Statistician and historian. On retirement Horner undertook extensive research on French voyages in the Pacific, publishing French reconnaissance : Baudin in Australia in 1987 and Looking for La Pérouse : D'Entrecasteaux in Australia and the South Pacific 1792-1793 in 1995. From the description of Papers of Frank Benson Horner, 1980-1994. 1980-1994. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221778863 ...

Baudin, Nicolas, 1754-1803

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French navigator and explorer. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225756888 Nicolas Baudin, navigator and explorer was given command by the Institut de France, of an expedition to complete the cartography of New Holland. Baudin died in Mauritius in 1803. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1800-1913. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225821473 Nicolas Thomas Baudin, 1754-1803, was bor...