HERITAGE TRAIL GUIDE TO FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PERIOD NAMES ALONG THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA FROM POINT PERON TO CAPE LEEUWIN Unknown - 2004

Greenwood, R.I.C./Woodside Valley Foundation first edition - trade booklet, stiff card covers Tis book focuses on the south-west corner of Western Australia 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 wines, but will also be journeying through French cultural history at the period of Napoleon. 235 x 168mm., pp. 120, maps, complete list of Napoleonic French Placenames. Trade booklet, stiff card covers. Contents & card covers as NEW. ISBN: 1741260949

R.I.C. Publications, Greenwood WA, 2004. Softcover. As new!. Napoleon sent Nicolas Thomas Baudin to complete the chart of the Western Australian coastline and French cartographers produced charts from Esperance in the south to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the north.120 p. : maps ; 24 cm #0921/010624Discoveries in geography -- French. | Trails -- Western Australia -- South-West. | Historic sites -- Western Australia -- South-West. | South-West (W.A.) -- Discovery and exploration -- French. | South-West (W.A.) -- Description and travel. | Australia, Southwestern -- Discovery and exploration Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover As new!

RIC Publications, Greenwood WA, 2004. Softcover. FINE. pp. 120 illusts #0820 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. The two ships, Le Geographe and Le Naturaliste, arrived near Cape Leeuwin in May 1801. (Phyllis Barnes, Early Bunbury: People and Places) 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. A superior FINE copy. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are… Leer más