Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux was a French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Isle de France from 1787 to 1789. He explored th
Portrait by Charles-Paul Landon, 1791
Portrait of d'Entrecasteaux as a child
The frigates Recherche and Espérance
D'Entrecasteaux Channel
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The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is a body of water located between Bruny Island and the south-east of mainland Tasmania, Australia. The channel forms the estuarine mouth for both the Derwent and Huon Rive
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
…by the 28th. Port Esperance, the Huon River, and other features were discovered, named, and charted, the admiral's names being given to the channel (D'Entrecasteaux Channel) and the large island (Bruny Island) separated by it from the mainland. On 28 May 1792 the ships sailed into the Pacific to search for La Pérouse. On…
South East Tasmania with D'Entrecasteaux Channel highlighted.
D'Entrecasteaux Channel from Kettering.
Aurora Australis over D'Entrecasteaux Channel near Cygnet.