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Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ʁɛmɔ̃ ʒɔzɛf də bʁyni dɑ̃tʁəkasto]) (8 November 1737 – 21 July 1793) was a French naval officer, explorer and colonial governor.
- Scurvy
- 8 November 1737, Aix-en-Provence
- French
- 21 July 1793 (aged 55), off the Hermits
National Portrait Gallery (Australia) Joseph-Antoine Raymond Bruni D'Entrecasteaux (1739-1793), admiral and navigator, was born at Aix, France, the son of a member of the Parlement of Provence, Jean Baptiste Bruni, and his wife, Dorothée de Lestang-Parade.
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Antoine Reymond Joseph de Bruni [1] d'Entrecasteaux, dit le « chevalier d'Entrecasteaux », né le 7 novembre 1737 à Aix-en-Provence ou au château d'Entrecasteaux, selon les sources [2], et mort le 21 juillet 1793 dans l'océan Pacifique, est un navigateur français qui partit en 1791, à la tête de deux frégates, La Recherche et L ...
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Bruni d'Entrecasteaux was fortunate in having good officers and scientists, most importantly from the exploration point-of-view the expedition's first hydrographical engineer, C.F Beautemps-Beaupre, who is now regarded as the father of modern French hydrography.
Learn about Antoine d'Entrecasteaux, who mapped the coasts of southern Australia and Tasmania while searching for La Pérouse. Find out how he died of scurvy and why his expedition failed to discover important parts of Australia.
Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux was a French naval officer, explorer and colonial governor. He is perhaps best known for his exploration of the Australian coast in 1792, while searching for the La Pérouse expedition.
Joseph-Antoine Raymond Bruny D'Entrecasteaux (1739-1793), French admiral and navigator, made detailed surveys and charts of the southern coast of Tasmania over two visits in 1792 and 1793. Having joined the navy aged fifteen, he rose to the role of governor of Île de France and Île Bourbon in the Indian Ocean.
