Author: MATTHEW GRAVES
The French Australian Review No 75 (Australian Summer 2023–2024): 28–53.
https://doi.org/10.62586/YHLZ7318
Abstract: Matthew Graves considers the role of those private individuals who, on their own initiative, strive to represent and promote the interests of their country—often in fields neglected by official priorities. In this case, learned geographical societies in both France and Australia supported Alphonse de Fleurieu’s initiatives.
Keywords: French-Australian relations, unofficial diplomacy, geographical societies, French navigators, coastal toponymy