Biographical entry Bailly, Joseph Charles

Summary

Joseph Charles Bailly travelled on the "Le Naturaliste" on Nicolas Baudin's voyage to New Holland 1800-04. He and fellow mineralogist Louis Depuch were the first geologically trained observers to reach Australia. He transferred to the "Le Geographe" in Sydney in 1802. It is believed that eventually he left the expedition in Western Australia, but he has also been listed as one of the five scientists and artists to return to France out of the 23 the expedition had originally started with.

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

• Joseph Charles Bailly - Records, 1801; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Joseph Charles Bailly - Records, 1800 - 1804; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Bailly, Joseph Charles', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476145. Details