Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe exeìcuteì par ordre du Roi, pendant les anneìes 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville
Description: "The magnificent record of d'Urville's first circumnavigation as expedition commander, following his voyage with Duperrey in the Coquille, now renamed the Astrolabe in commemoration of La Pe²rouse's missing vessel ... during the three years cruise (1826-9) d'Urville spent 67 days (Jan./Mar. 1827) in New Zealand waters and ashore. From landfall near Cape Farewell he sailed into Tasman Bay, discovered French Pass and made most detailed coastal surveys around Cook Strait on his route up the East Coast to the Bay of Islands, exploring Hauraki Gulf. [With relation to the 5 vols. of Histoire du voyage] apart from background references in vol. 1, vols. 2 & 3 deal almost entirely with New Zealand. Vol. 2 in addition to the journal-narrative of the visit, has a lengthy section on the Maoris (p. 387-573 ... vol. 3, under title, Pie?ces justificatives sur la Nouvell-Ze²lande, is an informed and judicious series of extracts from published material of Cook, De Surville, Crozet, the Missionary register (thoroughly scanned), etc. Much on Marsden, Kendall, Ruatara, Hongi and others"--Bagnall.
Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "The magnificent record of d'Urville's first circumnavigation as expedition commander, following his voyage with Duperrey in the Coquille, now renamed the Astrolabe in…