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    French exploration and intentions with regard to the west coast of Australia 1772–1829 by Reid, Dorothy V

    Published 2008
    “…However, France did not intend to either lay claim to, or establish a colony in western Australia during later voyages of exploration conducted in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, especially as in 1778 Captain Cook had taken possession of the east coast of Australia which was fortified by the British Navy. …”
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