Volume 2

An account of a voyage in search of La Pérouse, undertaken by order of the Constituent assembly of France, and performed in the years 1791, 1792, and 1793, in the Recherche and Esperance, ships of war; under the command of Rear-admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux / Translated from the French ... In two vols., illustrated by engravings, and a chart exhibiting the track of the ships.

  • La Billardière, Jacques-Julien Houtou de, 1755-1834.
Date:
1800
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Credit: An account of a voyage in search of La Pérouse, undertaken by order of the Constituent assembly of France, and performed in the years 1791, 1792, and 1793, in the Recherche and Esperance, ships of war; under the command of Rear-admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux / Translated from the French ... In two vols., illustrated by engravings, and a chart exhibiting the track of the ships. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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