Tag Archives: Nicolas Baudin

Yanchep National Park

Posted on 18/09/2016 by Peter Cameron

Yesterday we visited Yanchep National Park, north of Perth. I went there on my first visit to Perth in 1966 (when I played golf for the first and last time in my life – I was not very good at … Continue reading →

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Baudin in South Australia, 3

Posted on 05/09/2016 by Peter Cameron

At the weekend we saw an exhibition about Baudin’s voyage at the South Australian Maritime Museum in Port Adelaide. After that, and some more reading, I have a conjectured answer to my question about why Baudin named so many features … Continue reading →

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Baudin in South Australia, 2

Posted on 30/08/2016 by Peter Cameron

After a visit to the State Library of South Australia, a talk with a very helpful librarian, and an afternoon reading Baudin’s diary (in English translation by Christine Cornell in 1974), I know a bit more. First, there is a … Continue reading →

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Baudin in South Australia

Posted on 30/08/2016 by Peter Cameron

In 1802, the French navigator Nicolas Baudin met his English counterpart Matthew Flinders off the coast of South Australia, in a place now called Encounter Bay. Both men were charting the coastline. Here is a part of Baudin’s chart, photographed … Continue reading →

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