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Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde

SubjectDiscovery and exploration–French
Voyages and travels
Discoveries in geography
Islands of the Pacific
Category1. Settlement
AuthorLa Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup
Milet-Mureau, L. A. (Louis Antoine)
Mourelle de la Rúa, Francisco Antonio
Pingré, Alexandre Guy
PublisherParis : Imprimerie de la République, an V.
KeywordsBoussole (Frigate)
Astrolabe (Frigate)
La Pérouse
Expedition
CreatorLa Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup
PersonLapérouse, Jean François de Galaup
Current HolderState Library of New South Wales
Period Of Reference 1700/1800
Item Number991022299229702626
Access RightsDigitised
Country Of OriginFrance
Australia
Language French
Description From Sourcepublié conformément au décret du 22 avril 1791, et rédige par M.L.A. Milet-Mureau, Générale de Brigade dans le Corps du Génie, Directeur des Fortifications, Ex-Constituant, Membre de plusieurs Sociétés littéraires de Paris. Volume set with accompanying atlas detailing the journey of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, who was appointed to lead an expedition around the world by Louis XVI in 1785. During the expedition Lapérouse travelled to Easter Island, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Macau, Japan, Russia, Samoa, Tonga, and Australia. The set is composed of material sent back to France by the expedition before it was lost in 1789.
Physical FormatBooks
Maps
Related Resources https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/7T6H67G4/
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Date Accessed2022-08-09
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