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D'Entrecasteaux, Antoine Bruni (Bruny) (1737 - 1793), Voyage de…
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11-Dec-2017
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D'Entrecasteaux, Antoine Bruni (Bruny) (1737 - 1793), Voyage de Dentrecasteaux, envoye a la recherche de La Perouse. redige par M. de Rossel, Ancien Capitaine de Vaisseau, (Paris, De L'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1808) First Edition. Two volumes, thick quarto, both volumes uncut in original blue-green marbled boards with original printed labels (rebacked, with the backstrips mounted), first volume lvi, 704 pp with 32 folding charts and diagrams, second volume viii, 692 pp with a folding plate, half title in each volume, together with the large folio Atlas du voyage de Bruny-Dentrecasteaux by C.F. Beautemps-Beaupre, (Paris, Depôt general des cartes et plans de la Marine et des Colonies, 1807), in matching original marbled boards (rebacked in cloth), with title and table of contents, both engraved, 35 engraved charts (27 double page), including a fine Carte generale de la Nouvelle Hollande et des archipels du Grand Ocean, the leaves with light marginal water staining to top edge, a short edge tear to one chart, otherwise a sound and clean set. D'Entrecasteaux joined the French navy in 1754 and fought in 1756 at Minorca. He assumed command of the French fleet of the East Indies and in 1787, was appointed governor of Mauritius and the Isle of Bourbon. While in command in search for La Perouse in 1791-92, he determined the position of Amsterdam Island, explored the coastlines of New Caledonia, Tasmania, and New Holland, and located several groups of islands. Many of the charts made by the expedition (particularly those of South Australia produced by Beautemp Beaupre) were of unusually high standards, and the 12 magnificent maps of Western Australia and Tasmania recorded the coast accurately for the first time. They are regarded the most significant ever made. A Very Rare Account of A Voyage With Tremendous Importance to the Exploration of Australia and the Pacific. Ferguson 461 (text) and 443 (atlas), Hill 467, Sabin 22671, Wantrup 64a-b.
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