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Shark Bay26 June 1801 - 14 July 1801

Battling a howling gale and pelting rain, Géographe misses the scheduled rendezvous at Rottnest Island and shelters at Shark Bay instead. Baudin's patience is tested by Péron who, distracted by his collecting, becomes lost overnight.

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  • Aborigines in front of their hut
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—16028

  • Southern Baler—Melo miltonis
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—72054

  • Sea cucumber—Holothuria thalassina
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—74079

  • Brushtooth lizardfish—Saurida undosquamis
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—76188

  • Blue-tongued skink—Tiliqua sp.
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—78109R

  • Honeyeater—Meliphaga virescens
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—79007

  • Banded-hare wallaby—Lagostrophus fasciatus
    Artist Nicolas-Martin Petit
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—80055

  • Dingo—Canis lupus dingo
    Artist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur
    Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre—80164

  • Chart of Baie des Chiens Marins (Shark Bay)
    Archives nationales de France—MAP 6JJ4-p56

  • Coastal profiles—Baie des Chiens Marins (Shark Bay)
    Fair Copy of Baudin’s Sea Journal–Vol.2
    Archives nationales de France—sèrie Marine 5JJ-40B