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The memorial overlooks the landing site of Nicolas Baudin’s 1801 French expedition to Australia’s West Coast.
In 1801 an expedition under the command of Captain Nicholas Baudin visited Geographe Bay in the corvettes, Geographe and Naturaliste. On May 30th 1801 Depuch’s inlet or creek, was named after Baudin’s geologist who found stratified granite in the area. Many places along the coast are named in honour of Nicholas Baudin’s expedition of scientific discovery of 1801. The corvettes Geographe and Naturaliste anchored off Meelup before sailing of Shark Bay. Bad weather prevented the return of Sub Lieutenant Picquet’s landing party, earning him a reprimand from Captain Baudin. His sympathetic crew named Point Picquet after him, and the commemorative monument along the trail records details of the visit.
Location
| Address: | Meelup Beach to Eagle Bay Trail, via Point Picquet, Meelup Regional Park , Dunsborough, 6281 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.560799 Long: 115.069993 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 31-May-1801 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 31-May-1801 |
| Link: | https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/about-in… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 2nd June, 2001 |
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Baudin Bicentenary Celebrations
1801 - 2001
On 31st May 1801, Henri De Freycinet and men from a French scientific expedition hereabouts landed a small boat from the ships 'Geographe` & 'Naturaliste' searching for water.
It was the first known European landing in South West Australia
Unveiled on 2nd June 2001 by His Excellency Lieutenant General John M. Sanderson, AC Governor of Western Australia
