Sight Cape Leeuwin, Australia’s west coast
27 May 1801 - 8 June 1801
Sighting Cape Leeuwin the expedition turns north and anchors at Géographe Bay, the first uncharted discovery of the voyage. The naturalists encounter a Wardandi man fishing and are disappointed when he flees. They plant seeds in the hope they will supply edible plants for the Aboriginal people. The ships become separated in a storm—the worst weather encountered since leaving France.
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Aborigines in front of their hut
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur or Nicolas-Martin Petit
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—16023
Crab—Charybdis feriata
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—73076
Rough seastar—Uniophora granifera
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—74048
Clownfish—Amphiprion ocellaris
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76889
Lionfish—Pterois volitans
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76320
Geographe Bay and Cape Leeuwin
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and/or Nicolas-Martin Petit
Fair Copy of Baudin’s Sea Journal-Vol.2
Archives nationales de France—sèrie Marine 5JJ40
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