Explorations – No 52 Jun 2012
IVAN BARKO, Foreword NICOLE STARBUCK, The Colonial Field – Science, Sydney and the Baudin Expedition (1802) A scholarly examination of the scientific achievements of the Baudin expedition during its long stay in Port Jackson in 1802. Keywords: scientific research, natural history specimens and observations, Port Jackson, François Péron, Nicholas Baudin, Leschenault, a colonial field COLIN […]
Explorations – No 49 Part II Dec 2010
EDWARD DUYKER, An Explorer’s Books: The Library of Dumont d’Urville EDWARD DUYKER, Dumont d’Urville’s Library: The Notarial Inventories This is a major investigation of Dumont d’Urville’s library. The analytical study is followed by an exhaustive inventory of Dumont d’Urville’s books compiled by the author who is currently completing a biography of the explorer. Keywords: Dumont […]