Pierre Bernard Milius Last Commander of the Baudin Expedition. The Journal 1800-1804 - Baudin and Freycinet Expedition. [Deluxe Edition - full leather]
Perth: ACE Pty Ltd, 2013. Illus by Charles Lesueur, Nicolas Petit, Jacques Arago. 1st ed., quarto, 2 volumes, transcribed volume in French from original manuscript together with translated volume in English, profusely illustrated with works from the Kerry Stokes Collection, both volumes bound in full leather, fine condition, the two volumes in slip-case. [Also available in standard edition]
Pierre Bernard Milius (1773-1829) lieutenant and second in command of the Naturaliste on the Baudin / Freycinet Expedition was given command of the Géographe at Île de France (Mauritius) for the remainder of the journey back to France following the death of Nicolas Baudin. The manuscript journal of Milius is held in the Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth. This is the first time the journal has been translated and published into English. Item #95748
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