Labillardiere, Jacques-Julien H. De

An Account of a Voyage in Search of la Perouse, Undertaken by Order of the Constituent Assembly of France, and Performed in the Years 1791-1793, in the Recherche and Esperance, Ships of War, Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni D'entrecasteaux

Amsterdam / New York Nico Israel / Da Capo 1971, Facsimile Reprint of 1800 London Edition. (Hardcover issued without dust jacket) 560pp. As new. Quarto (26 x 20 cm.) with folding map and forty-five plates. Bound in simulated vellum. Though not succeeding to bring home any news of the ill-fated la Perouse expedition, the voyage was of considerable importance. Labillardiere gives the first scientific description of the New Zealand flax. He describes the visits paid by the expedition to Tasmania, new Caledonia, Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Amboyna, Tonga, New Zealand, etc. Includes botanical and zoological descriptions. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana 67.

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