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The Navigations of Rose de Freycinet sequence   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 The Navigations of Rose de Freycinet
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A sequence of poems detailing the adventures of Rose de Freycinet (1794-1832), who stowed away on the French Navy ship, Uranie, captained by her husband. Louis-Claude de Freycinet, had been commissioned by the French Government to command a round-the-world scientific expedition. The National Library of Australia records that Uranie sailed from France in 1817 and visited Australia (surveying the Western Australian coast from Geographe Bay to Shark Bay), New Guinea, the Mariana Islands and Hawaii, before being wrecked off the Falkland Islands on 13 February 1820.

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The Windswept Cliff of Gender i "I swayed for a while at its edge,", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 91-92)
Nautical Itch i "Louis' itch would be familiar to many a nautical wife.", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 92-93)
A Polarised Look at Romance i "Terrestial magnetism. Pronounced quickly,", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 93-94)
Statistics i "Uranie is 112 feet long, 28 wide and 14 deep", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 95)
Headache i "Oh the melodies of pain", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 96)
Inheritance i "The old King has died in the Sandwich Islands.", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 96-97)
Custom i "It is customary to accept livestock as gifts.", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 97-98)
Shipwreck and Eclipse i "Shipwrecked at French Bay in the Falklands.", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 98)
Home i "Astonishing to see on a map just how far science has taken us", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 98-99)
On the Outside Looking In i "All seems ludicrous to me no: dinner parties and protocols.", Judy Johnson , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 99-100)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Westerly vol. 55 no. 1 July Tony Hughes-d'Aeth (editor), Delys Bird (editor), 2010 Z1712166 2010 periodical issue 2010 pg. 91-100
    Note: Epigraph: (In 1817, Rose de Freycinet, dressed as a man, stowed away on the ship Uranie to sail with her husband, Louis, on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific.)
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