Under Louis XVI, the Count of La Pérouse landed on the Australian continent in 1788, while at the same time the first contingent of convicts was landed by the English fleet to found Sydney. In French from Australia 1788-1988, published by Presses universitaire de Rennes, Eric Berti, Consul General in Sydney between 2012 and 2015, mobilized Australian and French historians and history enthusiasts to paint a portrait of 24 French people. , explorers, pioneers, businessmen, scientists, artists or diplomats who left their mark on Australia.
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“French from Australia”: discover 200 years of history while breaking away from the Anglo-Saxon footprint
