The French explorers and the Aboriginal Australians 1772-1839
By: by Colin Dyer.
Publisher: QUP; University of Queensland Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: St. Lucia, Qld
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Aboriginal Australians -- First contact with Europeans; Explorers -- Australia; French -- Australia -- History; Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- French
Description: Opens a fascinating window - and a fresh perspective - on the early European exploration of Australia. These French explorers and scientists kept journals, many of which, until very recently, remained obscure and untranslated. Their cultural insights are invaluable, sometimes shocking and always engaging.
Notes: Bibliography.
Includes index.