The French Explorers and the Aboriginal Australians 1772-1839 - Colin L. Dyer - Google Books

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“[The Aboriginal Tasmanians] seem to offer the most perfect image of pristine society … Their open and smiling expression reveals a happiness that has never been troubled by intrusive thoughts and unattainable desires.” Bruny d’Entrecasteaux (1793)“In…