Gaimard, Joseph Paul, 1796-1858

Date: 24 Feb 1827

By: Feisthamel, Major, active 1827

Reference: MS-Papers-4988

Description: Letter, in French, from Gaimard to Major Feisthamel dated 24 Feb 1827 from the ship Astrolabe. Letter is written from New Zealand and gives itinerary since departing France in April 1826, talks about the expedition and plans for the return trip to France. Source of title - supplied title Accompanying material - Catalogue for the George Alevizos auction is held at AT 10/11 22 Dec 1993 Accompanying material - A rough translation of the letter is available on request (on backfile) Joseph Paul Gaimard was a botanist on board the Astrolabe during the voyage of Dumont d'Urville to New Zealand in 1827. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 piece). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) Provenance: The original of this letter was purchased by the donor at the George Alevizos Postal History Auction in Dec 1993 who gave this photocopy to the Library.

Date: 1835 - 1840

By: Durupt, Charles-Barthelemy-Jean, 1804-1850; Blanchard, Thomas Marie Auguste, 1819-1898

Reference: A-464-011

Description: Frontal head and shoulders portrait of the naturalist who served aboard the ships 'Uranie' under Louis de Freycinet, 1817-1820, and 'Astrolabe', under Jules Dumont D'Urville, 1826-1829. The 'Astrolabe' was in New Zealand waters in 1827 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Steel engraving on sheet 248 x 160 mm Provenance: Purchase: Sebra Prints, Victoria, Australia, February 2014

Date: 1819

By: Freycinet, Louis Claude Desaulces de, 1779-1842

Reference: MS-Papers-11210

Description: Folder contains research notes made by the natural historian Gaimard in his journal and copied by Freycinet recording a physical examination of a Maori chief, Piro, who had arrived from the Bay of Islands ('Baie a'ilens') in Port Jackson accompanying Samuel Marsden toward the end of 1819. Includes detailed measurements of every part of Piro's body, both in metric and imperial units. Also included is extract taken from Southey's History of Brazil concerning the tribesmen of the Madeira River who keep shrunken heads ('tetes condensees') of their enemies, together with a short description by Gaimard, and copied by Freycinet of a Maori head which he had acquired. Source of title - Transcribed from item Quantity: 1 folder(s) 4 pages. 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Stamp on cover of original folder reads Archives de Laage, and gives its original reference number as Carton 13 dossier 278 objet A.B.C.D. The original Archives de Laage has not been identified.