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Tenerife2 November 1800 - 14 November 1800

Despite a warm welcome by the Spanish Consul, little goes to plan on Tenerife. Crew and scientists brawl. Officers complain there is scant fresh food. Two botanists hunting for plants fall from a cliff and are seriously injured. Eager to resume the journey, Baudin's frustrations grow as provisions fail to arrive.

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  • Women of Tenerife (Canary Islands)
    Artist unknown
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—14003

  • Cape Martin—Departure from Tenerife
    Artist unknown
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—14009

  • Blue button—Porpita porpita
    Artist unknown
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—14028

  • Salp—Pegea confoederata
    Artist unknown
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—14033

  • Sea butterfly—Cavolinia tridentate
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—72013

  • Blue-throated roller—Eurystomus gularis
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—79024R