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Canberra, 19 June.
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Symposium

The Freycinet Map of 1811

The 200th Anniversary of the Publication of the First Map of Australia

Presented by the Australia on the Map Division of the Australasian
Hydrographic Society, in association with the Embassy of France

This year marks the bicentenary of the publication of the first map of
Australia, compiled by French navigator and cartographer Louis de
Freycinet.
The map, published in Paris in 1811, showed the full outline of
Australia three years before the publication of Matthew Flinders’ "A
Voyage to Terra Australia".
This symposium is one of the highlights of the anniversary commemorations.

Notable speakers include Emeritus Professor Margaret Sankey, Rupert
Gerritsen, Professor Jean Fornasiero, Associate Professor John
West-Sooby and Henry de Freycinet.

Collection viewing included.

Sunday 19 June, 11 am–4 pm

National Library of Australia, Canberra

Free!!

Bookings: http://nla.eventbrite.com  or 02 6262 1271




Symposium

The Freycinet Map of 1811 – 200th Anniversary of the Publication of the
First Map of Australia

19 June 2011

Program

10.45 Participants Arrive for Commencement at 11.00

11.00 Welcome – Rupert Gerritsen (Chair, AOTMD of AHS) – Master of
Ceremonies

11.02 L’Ambassadeur de France, His Excellency M. Michel Filhol – Opening
Address

11.10 Patron of AHS, Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie – “World Hydrography Day
2011”

11.18 Presentation of “AHS Media and Literary Achievement Award” by Vice
Admiral  Ritchie

11.21 Keynote Speaker – Emeritus Professor Margaret Sankey - “The
cartography of the Baudin expedition: Louis de Freycinet’s map of New
Holland”

12.06 Questions and Discussion

12.26 Lunch Break and Viewing of Exhibited Material

1.26 Participants to Resume Seats – Moderator – Dr Martin Woods (Curator
of Maps, NLA)

1.35 Professor Jean Fornasiero and Associate Professor John West-Sooby –
  “Cartography as Narrative:  The Maps of the Baudin Expedition".

2.00 Wolf Mayer – “Baudin’s naturalists: The earliest survey of the
fauna, flora and geology of Australia’s coastal regions, on land and in
the sea: 1801 – 1803.”

2.25 Greg Eccleston – “The Baudin expedition and the mapping of Bass
Strait.”

2.50 Henry de Freycinet  – “The de Freycinets, explorers, and their role
in French history.”

3.15 Peter Reynders and Rupert Gerritsen – “How do we know the Freycinet
Map was the first full map of Australia to be published?”

3.40 Plenary Session - Questions and Discussion – Panel of Speakers

4.05 Final Remarks and Close (Martin Woods)

4.10 Finish