Manila folder labelled 'Joannet'

Containers:

Box 1 (MS Acc22.020)

Component identifier:

File 20

Content Summary:

The folder contains correspondence and copies of documents relating to the life of Denis Joannet (1751—1802), surgeon and naturalist with d'Entrecasteaux's expedition, 1791–1793. These include a copy of his baptismal record on 8 October 1751 (in the parish of Saint-Donatien, Orléans) and a printed reference to his marriage on 3 July 1798, in Port Nord-Ouest (Port Louis) Mauritius, to Marie-Michelle Maurice. It also contains a copy of the only document in Joannet's personal dossier held by the Service historique de la Défense at the Château de Vincennes (CC7 Alpha 1243): a letter to Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, minister of the navy and colonies until 15 April 1791. Finally, it contains a copy of Duyker's entry on Joannet for the Dictionnaire de Biographie mauricienne (no. 60, juin 2010, pp. 2247–50)

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was acquired from Edward Duyker in multiple instalments from 1996 to 2022.

Subjects:

Exploration
History

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