Ile de France (Mauritius)
15 March 1800 - 25 April 1800
Discontented and seasick, many crew desert including 10 of the 22 scientists. The island's French administration is obstructive and it takes too long to secure supplies. Baudin sails directly to Australia’s west coast, ignoring strict orders to survey Van Diemen’s Land first.
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Wandering albatross—Diomedea exulans
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—79046
Ile de France—View of the Great Pamplemousses Road
Artist Jacques Milbert
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—15053
Upside-down jellyfish—Cassiopea andromeda
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—70051
Butterfly—Papilio manlius
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—73008
Sunfish larva—Masturus lanceolatus
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76415
Striated finch—Lonchura striata
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—79009
Ile de France—View of the blacks’ camp on the track that leads to the waterfall
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—15004
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