In 1800, Captain Nicolas Baudin, in command of the corvette Le Géographe, with Captain Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin captaining its sister ship Le Naturaliste, set off from Le Havre en route to ...

There is no doubt, therefore, that this area is inhabited. French explorer Nicolas Baudin voyages to 'New Holland' to investigate the continent. This clip explains what he was expecting to see and ...

Imagine the excitement of Nicolas Baudin and his scientists when they reach 'New Holland'. After seven months at sea they can finally explore this strange new land. This clip describes the thrill ...

Some people get a lucky break. When Nicholas Baudin's expedition, commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to map the coast of Australia, set sail in 1801, Charles-Alexander Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin ...

Dating from the early 1800s during the Nicolas Baudin voyage to the region, the drawings display artistic skills vastly superior to many of the works of early colonial visitors and settlers at the ...