DE LA PEROUSE, Jean-Francois de Galaup. The Journal of Jean-Francois de Galaup de la Perouse. Translated and edited by John Dunmore.
London: Hakluyt Society, 1995. In two volumes. First edition.
Cloth, ccxl, 232, 233-613pp.
Fine in d/w.
During the second half of the eighteenth century, Britain and France despatched a number of major expeditions to the Pacific; with the greatest contribution made by James Cook. After Cook's death, France, organised a large scale expedition to the Pacific, planned to last four years, concentrating on the areas of the Pacific left unexplored by Cook; it was to be led by an experienced and hightly regarded naval officer, Jean-Francois Galaup de La Perouse. $250 CAD