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Sight Cape Leeuwin, Australia’s west coast27 May 1801 - 8 June 1801

Sighting Cape Leeuwin the expedition turns north and anchors at Géographe Bay, the first uncharted discovery of the voyage. The naturalists encounter a Wardandi man fishing and are disappointed when he flees. They plant seeds in the hope they will supply edible plants for the Aboriginal people. The ships become separated in a storm—the worst weather encountered since leaving France.

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  • Aborigines in front of their hut
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur or Nicolas-Martin Petit
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—16023

  • Crab—Charybdis feriata
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—73076

  • Rough seastar—Uniophora granifera
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—74048

  • Clownfish—Amphiprion ocellaris
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76889

  • Lionfish—Pterois volitans
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76320

  • Geographe Bay and Cape Leeuwin
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and/or Nicolas-Martin Petit
    Fair Copy of Baudin’s Sea Journal-Vol.2
    Archives nationales de France—sèrie Marine 5JJ40