Rose de Freycinet and the French Exploration Corvette L'Uranie (1820): a Highlight of the 'French Connection' with the 'Great Southland' |
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Authors: | Michael McCarthy |
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Institution: | Curator of Maritime Archaeology, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle 6160, Australia |
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Abstract: | Rose de Freycinet, the first woman to record her circumnavigation of the globe, was shipwrecked in the Falkland Islands in the closing stages of her three-year voyage. The significance of her account is slowly becoming widely recognised, rendering the archaeological remains at the wreck of her transport the corvette L'Uranie and the survivors' camp ashore of growing international importance. In March 2001 a team under the auspices of the Western Australian Maritime Museum conducted research, search and survey aimed at adding to the body of knowledge about the de Freycinets, their ship and their camp. This is a précis of their results. © 2005 The Nautical Archaeology Society |
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Keywords: | Rose and Louis de Freycinet L'Uranie French explorations female circumnavigator non-disturbance search and survey Falkland Islands |
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