An Officer Of The Blue
Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne, South Sea Explorer, 1724-1772
$52.99
- Paperback
276 pages
- Release Date
30 April 1990
Summary
The first full account of the man who reached Tasmania before the English.
French explorer Marion Dufresne was the man who reached Tasmania before the English. His expedition was the first to encounter the Tasmanian Aborigines and was a precursor of the great voyages of La Perouse, d’Entrecasteaux, Baudin and d’Urville.
To Australian and New Zealand readers this elegant biography will be, as Frank Horner writes, ‘a reminder, or a revelation of the international context in whic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522845655 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522845657 |
| Author: | Edward Duyker |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | The Miegunyah Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 276 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 April 1990 |
| Weight: | 434g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 176mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Miegunyah Press S. |
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About The Author
Edward Duyker
Dr. Edward Duyker comes from a family deeply steeped in the sea. He is the author of many books dealing with early Australian coastal exploration, including:
- An Officer of the Blue (1994)
- Nature’s Argonaut (1998)
- Citizen Labilliere (2003)
- François Péron (2006)
In 2000, Dr. Duyker was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French government. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2003 and the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2004.
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