The great race
Découvertes géographiques
Explorateurs
Discoveries in geography
French
Explorers
Discovery and exploration
English
Travel
"On the afternoon of 8 April 1802, in the remote southern ocean, two explorers had a remarkable chance encounter. Englishman Matthew Flinders and Frenchman Nicolas Baudin had been sent by their governments on the same quest: to explore the uncharted coast of the great south land and find out whether…
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