Manila folder labelled 'Bailly'
- Containers:
- Box 1 (MS Acc22.020)
- Component identifier:
- File 2
- Content Summary:
- Contains biographical information on Joseph-Charles Bailly (1777–1844), mineralogist and hydrographer with the expedition of Nicolas Baudin (1800–1803). It includes a copy of Bailly's baptismal registration on 9 November 1777 in the parish of Saint-Sébastien, Nancy (Meurthe et Moselle), his État de service (Dossier personnel de J.-C. Bailly, Service historique de la Défense, Vincennes, CC7 Alpha 86); a photocopy of the German translation of Bailly's geological description of the Isle de France (Mauritius): 'Geognotische Bemerkungen über Isle de France', Zeitschrift fur Miner, 1825, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 136—146. The file also contains a draft copy (in English) of Duyker's 'Bailly, Joseph-Charles (1777–1844)', Dictionnaire de Biographie Mauricienne, no. 58, décembre 2006, pp. 2027–9
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- This collection was acquired from Edward Duyker in multiple instalments from 1996 to 2022.
- Subjects:
- Exploration
History
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1391827).
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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