Guide to the Letters of Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean Rene Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet
MS Acc11.151
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Gaimard, Jean-Paul
Quoy, Jean Rene Constant - Title
- Letters of Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean Rene Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet
- Date Range
- 1826 - 1831
- Collection Number
- MS Acc11.151
- Extent
- 0.03 metres (1 folder)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Content Description
Group of thirteen letters written between 15 February 1826 and 11 November 1831 sent from a range of locations by the two scientists to Louis de Freycinet, predominantly during the first Pacific voyage of Dumont d'Urville on the Astrolabe. Of note in the correspondence is a description of the discovery of the fate of the La Perouse voyage of 1788. Correspondence mostly written by Gaimard with the active participation of Quoy.
