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Nicole Starbuck
Baudin, Napoleon and the Exploration of Australia [PDF ebook]

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This is the first in-depth study of the sojourn in Sydney made by Nicolas Baudin s scientific expedition to Australia in 1802. Starbuck focuses on the reconstruction of the voyage during the expedition s stay in colonial Sydney and how this sheds new light on our understanding of French society, politics and science in the era of Bonaparte.

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Format PDF ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9781848932111 ● Maison d’édition Pickering & Chatto Publishers ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2818154 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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