Description
Rare large scale earl yc.19th French chart of Sydney and the surrounding country from the official account of the French voyage of exploration and discovery under the command of Nicholas Baudin who visited Sydney in 1802 for an extended stay of five months. The two maps on the one sheet, are based on the first English surveys made by John Hunter that were issued in the first fleet accounts and show the extent of colonisation at the time.
From Peron. Voyage de decouvertes aux terres australes … : partie navigation et geographie.
