Biographical entry Bougainville, Louis Antoine (1729 - 1811)
- Born
- 1729
France - Died
- 1811
- Occupation
- Explorer
Summary
Louis Bougainville led voyages of exploration into the Pacific in 1764-1765 and 1766-1769.
Details
Navigator on Baudin's expedition to New South Wales 1800-1803.
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Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Louis Antoine Bougainville - Records, 1764 - 1769, B1195, C974, MD1638; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Books
- Dunmore, John, Storms and Dreams : Louis de Bougainville, Soldier, Explorer, Statesman, ABC Books, Sydney, 2005, 296 pp. Details
Online Resources
- 'Bougainville, Louis Antoine de (1729-18111231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-794876. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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