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Abraham Duquesne-Guitton

1648 – 1724

French naval commander

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Lived 1648 – 1724 (aged 75–76). Abraham Duquesne-Guitton was a French explorer and naval officer.

Captain, later Admiral, Abraham de Bellebat (Belébat?) de Duquesne-Guitton, also spelled Duquesne-Guiton, (; 1648–1724) was a French naval commander.

In 1687, he sailed from the Cape of Good Hope in L'Oiseau, with a French Ambassador, Claude Céberet du Boullay, on board, to establish a French embassy in Ayutthaya.

He sighted Eendrachtsland on the Western Australian coast and sailed in close to shore near the Swan River on 4 August; this was France's first recorded contact with Australia. He wrote that it looked very attractive, and fully covered with green despite "the fact that we were in the middle of winter in this country".

His nephew Nicolas Gedeon de Voutron also sighted the western coast of Australia that year on another ship at the same latitude.

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Born
1648
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Died
1724, Rochefort
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Who was Abraham Duquesne-Guitton?

French naval commander

When was Abraham Duquesne-Guitton born?

Abraham Duquesne-Guitton was born in 1648.

When did Abraham Duquesne-Guitton die?

Abraham Duquesne-Guitton died in 1724 in Rochefort.

What was Abraham Duquesne-Guitton's occupation?

Abraham Duquesne-Guitton was an explorer and naval officer.

What nationality was Abraham Duquesne-Guitton?

Abraham Duquesne-Guitton was French.

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· Wikipedia: Abraham Duquesne-Guitton

· Wikidata: Q2821821

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