Voyage in search of La Perouse

£3,000 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

After three years had passed by without any news of the ill-fated expedition un la Perouse, the French Government sent out to the South Seas two vessels, the Bussole and the Astrolabe , under the command of of D’Entrcasteaux and Kermadec to search for La Paerouse. Among the scientists was the naturalist Labilladiere. Although entirely unsuccessful in its search the voyage was of considerable importance. Labillardiere gives the first scientific description of the New Zealand flax, and brought back several New Zealand plants. He describes the visits paid by the expedition to Tasmania, New Calendonia, Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Tonga New Zealand etc.

• Year: 1800

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