Person DS/UK/3177 Boudin; Nicolas (1754-1803); explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer Boudin Nicolas 1754-1803 explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer Male Born in Saint-Martin-de Re, Ile de Re on the west coast of France, 17 feb 1754; died on Mauritius 20 Sep 1803

He served in the French Navy from 1774; he first became involved with natural history expeditions in 1787; he was selected in 1800 to lead an expedition to map the coastlines of Australia; he died in Mauritius on the journey home to France. Wikipedia International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/01/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 6ca5e7e4-117b-4587-9f30-7dfd4c41b3b5