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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
1 - Books identified as having been in the possession of Sir John Franklin - 1742-1836
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/LIB/1/6
Former Reference
D3311/228
Title
"Voyage de Decouvertes Aux Terres Australes, 1800-1804: Volume 2", by F. Peron and L. Freycinet
Date
1816
Description
Book describing the French search expedition led by Nicolas Baudin in southern lands, written partly by the naturalist on the expedition, Francois Peron, and completed by Louis Freycinet; the volume covers the period November 1802 - April 1804.
Bookplate of Philip Lyttelton Gell on front endpaper; half title page labelled John Philip Gell; full title page signed by John Franklin.
471 pages plus 31 introductory pages of preface.
Extent
1 volume
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format
Printed
Language
French
Term
Admiralty
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Peron; Francois (1775-1810); naturalist and explorer
Boudin; Nicolas (1754-1803); explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer
Freycinet; Louis de (1779-1841); navigator
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Type
Australia
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