French exploration and intentions with regard to the west coast of Australia 1772–1829
In 1772 French navigator Alesno de Saint-Aloüarn, visited the western coast of the Australian continent, and claimed it for France. Some French authorities and later French navigators believed that Saint-Aloüarn’s claim was valid under prescriptive law, yet this law is only valid if the land claimed...
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Curtin University
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1615 |