Ernest Scott (1867-1939) was a journalist and Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. This volume, first published in 1910, discusses the survey of the south Australian coast performed by Nicholas Baudin between 1800 and 1804, providing a valuable revised view of the expedition's aims and results.

A discussion of Nicholas Baudin's 1800 1804 survey of the unexplored south coast of Australia, first published in 1910.