Plaque to the ‘St Jean Baptiste’ anchoring at Doubtless Bay, 1769

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Plaque to the ‘St Jean Baptiste’ anchoring at Doubtless Bay, 1769

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In 1767 the St Jean Baptiste under the command of French explorer Jean-François-Marie de Surville, set sail from Brittany. During the voyage de Surville visited various islands of the Pacific, but by August 1769 a number of his crew had become dangerously sick. He knew that Abel Tasman had outlined the coast of New Zealand a century befor...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / New Zealand / New Zealand History / History / Captain Cook / James Cook / Cook / Maori / De Surville / St Jean Baptiste / Doubtless Bay / Whatuwhiwhi / anchor / Plaque / National Publicity Studios / Photograph / 1769 / Taitokerau

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