Relation abrégée du voyage de La Pérouse, pendant les années 1785, 1786, 1787 et 1788; pour faire suite à l'Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages, par Laharpe; avec portrait, figures et carte.

8vo: portrait-xxxvi-562 pp.; 6 pl. (damp stain to lower corners, tear without lack to map).

Contemp. mottled sheep, gilt-ruled spine with raised bands, spr. edges (rubbed, damp stains).

Rare abridged edition of the famous travel around the world of La Pérouse after the documents he sent to France, in particular through de Lesseps. The economic and scientifc expedition left Brest in 1785 with the purpose to complete the Pacific discoveries of James Cook and to find a passsage to the North-West of America. They rounded Cape Horn, stopped in Chile, Easter Island, Hawaii, Alaska (first French expedition to visit the country), California, Macau, China and Japan seas and Tonga. Unfortunately the ships "La Boussole" and "L'Astrolabe" wrecked in 1788 on the reefs of Vanikoro where the ships were found in 1826. Illustrated with the large fold. world map, 5 fold. plates and the author's portrait.
Ref. Barbier IV:200. - Cp. Chadenat 5082, Sabin 38960 (2nd ed.).