Shark Bay
26 June 1801 - 14 July 1801
Battling a howling gale and pelting rain, Géographe misses the scheduled rendezvous at Rottnest Island and shelters at Shark Bay instead. Baudin's patience is tested by Péron who, distracted by his collecting, becomes lost overnight.
Baudin
Southern Baler—Melo miltonis
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—72054
Sea cucumber—Holothuria thalassina
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—74079
Brushtooth lizardfish—Saurida undosquamis
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76188
Blue-tongued skink—Tiliqua sp.
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—78109R
Honeyeater—Meliphaga virescens
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—79007
Banded-hare wallaby—Lagostrophus fasciatus
Artist Nicolas-Martin Petit
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—80055
Dingo—Canis lupus dingo
Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—80164
Chart of Baie des Chiens Marins (Shark Bay)
Archives nationales de France—MAP 6JJ4-p56
Coastal profiles—Baie des Chiens Marins (Shark Bay)
Fair Copy of Baudin’s Sea Journal–Vol.2
Archives nationales de France—sèrie Marine 5JJ-40B
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