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'The fascinating story behind the published account of Nicolas Baudin's 19th century expedition to Australia is told here by Dr Nigel Erskine, Australian National Maritime Museum curator of exploration and European settlement, who also describes the significance of this acquisition to the museum's collection of exploration literature.' (p. 13)