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Encounter Bay [B 3665] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This bronze plaque has the following text engraved upon it:'In comemmoration of the meeting near this bluff / between H.M.S. "Investigator"- Matthew Flinders / Who explored the coast of South Australia / and M.F. "Le Geographe"- Nicolas Baudin, April 8, 1802. / On board the 'Investigator' was John Franklin / the Arctic discoverer. These English and French explorers / held friendly conference. And Flinders named / the place of meeting. 'Encounter Bay'. / Unveiled by His Excellency Lord Tennyson / April 8, 1902.' For a photograph of this unveiling see PRG 280/1/1/4. [On back of photograph] 'Tablet erected at the Bluff, Encounter Bay, Victor Harbor'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.9 cm x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Collection

Part of Victor Harbor Collection

Subject

Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814
Baudin, Nicolas, 1754-1803
Memorials -- South Australia -- Encounter Bay
Victor Harbor (S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

05/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,198 x 2,466 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

23.69 MB

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