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French Fluyt Gros Ventre (1767)
''Gros Ventre'' was an armed storeship of the French Navy. She is notable for taking part in the First voyage of Kerguelen and for her subsequent solo mission of discovery to Australia. Anse du Gros Ventre was named in her honour. Career ''Gros Ventre'' was built at Bayonne on plans by Léon-Michel Guignace, on plans by Jean-Joseph Ginoux, as a 16-gun armed storeship. In 1768, she was at Brest, first under count de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux, who sailed her to Amsterdam, and later under La Brizollière In 1769, command of ''Gros Ventre'' went to Beaumont, who sailed her from Rochefort to Toulon, calling Lisbon on the way, along with her sister-ship ''Tamponne''. In 1771, she was under Faurès.. In 1772, ''Gros Ventre'' was at Isle de France (Mauritius). On 20 August 1771, ''Berryer'' arrived at the island, under Lieutenant Kerguelen, tasked with a mission of exploration to seek new territories South of Isle de France. Kerguelen abandoned ''Berryer'' and requisitioned the 24-gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coromandel Coast
The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coastal region of the Indian subcontinent, bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west, extending over an area of about 22,800 square kilometres. The coast has an average elevation of 80 metres and is backed by the Eastern Ghats, a chain of low lying and flat-topped hills. In historical Muslim sources from the 12th century onward, the Coromandel Coast was called Maʿbar. Etymology The land of the Chola dynasty was called ''Cholamandalam'' (சோழ மண்டலம்) in Tamil, translated as ''The realm of the Cholas'', from which the Portuguese derived the name ''Coromandel''.''The Land of the Tamulians and Its Missions'', by Eduard Raimund Baierlein, James Dunning BakerSouth Indian Coins – Page 61 by T. Desikachari – Coins, Indic – 1984Indian History – Page 112''Annals of Oriental Research'' – Page 1 by University of Madras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Batavia was the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta, Indonesia. Batavia can refer to the city proper or its suburbs and hinterland, the Ommelanden, which included the much-larger area of the Residency of Batavia in the present-day Indonesian provinces of Jakarta, Banten and West Java. The founding of Batavia by the Dutch in 1619, on the site of the ruins of Jayakarta, led to the establishment of a Dutch colony; Batavia became the center of the Dutch East India Company's trading network in Asia. Monopolies on local produce were augmented by non-indigenous cash crops. To safeguard their commercial interests, the company and the colonial administration absorbed surrounding territory. Batavia is on the north coast of Java, in a sheltered bay, on a land of marshland and hills crisscrossed with canals. The city had two centers: Oud Batavia (the oldest part of the city) and the relatively-newer city, on higher ground to the south. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is East Timor–Indonesia border, divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Nusa Tenggara. Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District. The island covers an area of . The name is a variant of ''timur'', Malay language, Malay for "east"; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Mainland Australia is less than 500 km away, separated by the Timor Sea. Language, ethnic groups and religion Anthropologists identify eleven distinct Ethnolinguistic group, ethno-linguistic groups in Timor. The largest are the Atoni of western Timor and the Tetum of central and eastern Timor. Most indigenous Timorese languages belong to the Timor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Mengaud De La Haye
Charles de Mengaud de La Haye was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Mengaud was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Toulouse. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 1 July 1756. In 1768, Mengaud captained ''Écluse'' in Brest. In 1772, he commanded the 6-gun cutter ''Sauterelle'', cruising between Lorient and Groix. He sailed ''Sauterelle'' to Isle de France (Mauritius). He took part in the First voyage of Kerguelen. On 1 October 1773, he was promoted to Lieutenant. Between 1774 and 1776, he commanded the fluyt ''Gros Ventre'' at Isle de France (Mauritius). In early 1778, Mengaud commanded the 16-gun corvette ''Perle''. On 26 February 1778, Mengaud received orders to patrol between Ushant and The Lizard. On 28 May, he wrote a letter to the Navy Minister arguing for an invasion of Jersey and Gernesey, as to cut down the depredations of British privateers on French commerce. In 1779, Mengaud captained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Bay
Shark Bay (Malgana: ''Gathaagudu'', "two waters") is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/shark-bay area is located approximately north of Perth, on the westernmost point of the Australian continent. UNESCO's official listing of Shark Bay as a World Heritage Site reads: : History The record of Australian Aboriginal occupation of Shark Bay extends to years BP. At that time most of the area was dry land, rising sea levels flooding Shark Bay between BP and BP. A considerable number of aboriginal midden sites have been found, especially on Peron Peninsula and Dirk Hartog Island which provide evidence of some of the foods gathered from the waters and nearby land areas. An expedition led by Dirk Hartog happened upon the area in 1616, becoming the second group of Europeans known to have visited Australia. (The crew of the ''Duyfken'', under Willem Janszoon, had visited Cape York in 1606). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Leeuwin
Cape Leeuwin is the most south-westerly (but not most southerly) mainland point of the Australian continent, in the state of Western Australia. Description A few small islands and rocks, the St Alouarn Islands, extend further in Flinders Bay to the east of the cape. The nearest settlement, north of the cape, is Augusta. South-east of Cape Leeuwin, the coast of Western Australia extends much further south. Cape Leeuwin is not the southernmost point of Western Australia, with that distinction belonging to West Cape Howe, which is to the southeast, near Albany. In Australia, the cape is considered where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean, but most other nations and bodies consider that the Southern Ocean exists only south of 60°S. Located on headland of the cape is the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse and the buildings that were used by the lighthouse-keepers. Cape Leeuwin is considered one of the three "great capes" of the world. Use of name Cape Leeuwin is often group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Du Boisguehenneuc
Charles Marc du Boisguehenneuc (1740 — ''Robuste'', 1778) was a French Navy officer. He took part in the First voyage of Kerguelen and served in the War of American Independence. Boisguehenneuc Bay was named in his honour. Biography Du Boisguehenneuc was cousin to Saint Aloüarn. Du Boisguehenneuc served as first officer on ''Gros Ventre'', under Saint Aloüarn, and took part in the First voyage of Kerguelen. In 1771, Saint Aloüarn was sick, and Du Boisguehenneuc took command of ''Gros Ventre'' for the first part of the expedition, consisting in sailing to India along the new route proposed by Grenier. ''Gros Ventre'' and ''Fortune'' then sailed South and discovered the Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large ... on 13 February 1772, and Du Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis François Marie Aleno De Saint Aloüarn , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Corvette Heure Du Berger (1767)
''Heure du Berger'' was a small corvette of the French Navy. She is notable for discovering a new route from Mauritius to India. Career In 1767, Ensign Grenier Grenier is a surname. It is a French word for ''attic, loft,'' or ''granary''. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Grenier * Angèle Grenier, Canadian maple syrup producer * Auguste Jean François Grenier (1814–1890), French docto ... took ''Heure du Berger'' for a voyage of exploration in the Indian Ocean, with astronomer Rochon, and discovered a new, quicker route from Isle de France to India. In 1772, commended by Amiral de Saint-Félix, in charge to find legendary island San-Juan-de-Lisboa, in the Indian Ocean. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heure du Berger Corvettes of the French Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Grenier
Jacques Raymond de Grenier du Giron ( Saint-Pierre, Martinique, 28 June 1736 — Paris, 2 January 1803), was a French navy officer. He is best known for discovering and exploring a new route between Île de France (Mauritius) and French India. He was admitted as a member of the Académie de Marine in 1769. Biography Grenier was born to Angélique Gabrielle and to Raymond de Grenier, a cavalry officer in the Régiment de Berry who was given the rank of Frigate Lieutenant for services rendered at sea in American. Grenier started a career in the military during the Seven Years' War, and later during operations against the Salé Rovers. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 12 December 1755. On 1 November 1767, Grenier departed Brest as captain of the corvette ''Heure du Berger''. When he arrived, the time was too far into the monsoon season to permit sailing to India, the governor of Isle de France sent him on a mission to Madagascar instead. On 12 August 1768, Grenier d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Fluyt Fortune (1758)
''Fortune'' was an armed storeship of the French Navy. She is notable for taking part in the First voyage of Kerguelen. Career In the 1760s, ''Fortune'' was in service between France and America, sailing from Rochefort, Bordeaux and Brest, bound for Louisiane, Saint-Domingue and Cayenne. On 20 August 1771, ''Berryer'' arrived at the island, under Lieutenant Kerguelen, tasked with a mission of exploration to seek new territories South of Isle de France. Kerguelen abandoned ''Berryer'' and requisitioned ''Fortune'' and the 16-gun ''Gros Ventre'' to continue his mission. ''Fortune'' and ''Gros Ventre'' started by surveying a new route to the Coromandel Coast discovered in 1767 by then-Ensign Grenier, of the corvette ''Heure du Berger''. Then, on 16 January 1772, ''Gros Ventre'' and ''Fortune'' departed for the First voyage of Kerguelen The first voyage of Kerguelen was an expedition of the French Navy to the southern Indian Ocean conducted by the fluyts ''Fortune'' and ''Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
