In 1800 Bonaparte sent Nicolas Baudin to survey the coasts of New Holland, and the French met Matthew Flinders at Encounter Bay and named a stretch of coast Terre Napoléon. Ernest Scott reconstructs the voyage, asks whether the French used Flinders’ charts, and examines the old suspicion that the expedition was a cover for annexation.
A lively piece of historical detective work for readers of Australian exploration and naval history. Download the free EPUB.