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- ↑ MARINE/5JJ/53: Letters in English addressed to Baudin, piece 47. Archives nationales, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Paris.
- ↑ HISTORIC RECORDS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, Vol. IV, Hunter and King, 1800, 1801, 1802. F. M. Bladen, Lansdown Slattery & Company, 1896. Page 953
- ↑ MARINE/5JJ/53, ibid
- ↑ Journal of Hamelin, MARINE/5JJ/41. Vol.1, Pg.3. Archives nationales, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Paris.
- ↑ Journal of Hamelin, MARINE/5JJ/42. Vol.2, Pg.4
- ↑ Crew Roll of Le Naturaliste: MARINE/BB4/996. Archives nationales, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Paris.
- ↑ Journal of Baudin: MARINE/5JJ/40A. Vol.4, Pgs 8 & 9. Archives nationales, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Paris.
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