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The Art of Science: Baudin's Voyagers 1800–1804
This exhibition featured illustrations of Australian animals and marine life, as well as striking portraits of Aboriginal people, rare documents and hand-drawn maps from Nicolas Baudin’s expedition to Australia. It was on show at the National Museum of Australia from 30 March to 24 June 2018.
Free Art of Science app
Bring paintings from the expedition to life! Download the free Art of Science at the NMA app.
A companion book, The Art of Science: Nicolas Baudin’s Voyagers 1800–1804, edited by Jean Fornasiero, Lindl Lawton and John West-Sooby is available for $39.95 at the Museum Shop.
About the expedition
Baudin's expedition embodied the Enlightenment’s hunger for knowledge. National Museum curator Cheryl Crilly wrote for The Museum magazine about the remarkable works created by Baudin’s artists, Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit, and what they reveal about the sense of wonder that this strange ‘new’ world inspired.
Banner image: Jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (detail), by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, 1804–07. Museum of Natural History, Le Havre
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