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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
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HERITAGE TRAIL GUIDE TO FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PERIOD NAMES ALONG THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA FROM POINT PERON TO CAPE LEEUWIN Unknown - 2004
by MARCHANT, Leslie R.
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- Title HERITAGE TRAIL GUIDE TO FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PERIOD NAMES ALONG THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA FROM POINT PERON TO CAPE LEEUWIN
- Author MARCHANT, Leslie R.
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- Publisher Greenwood, R.I.C./Woodside Valley Foundation, Australia
- Date 2004
- ISBN 9781741260946
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HERITAGE TRAIL GUIDE TO FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PERIOD NAMES ALONG THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA FROM POINT PERON TO CAPE LEEUWIN
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Heritage Trail Guide to French Napoleonic Period Names Along the South West Coast of Australia from Point Peron to Cape Leeuwin
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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…
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