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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/1/5
Former Reference
D3311/227
Title
"Voyage de Decouvertes Aux Terres Australes, 1800-1804: Volume 1", by F. Peron
Date
1807
Description
Book describing the French search expedition led by Nicolas Baudin in southern lands, written by the naturalist on the expedition, Francois Peron; the volume covers the period March 1800 - November 1802.
Bookplate of Philip Lyttelton Gell on front endpaper; half title page labelled John Philip Gell; full title page signed by John Franklin.
498 pages plus 15 introductory pages of report by L'Institut Imperial; table chapter at end of volume.
Extent
1 volume
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Language
French
Term
Admiralty
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Peron; Francois (1775-1810); naturalist and explorer
Boudin; Nicolas (1754-1803); explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer
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