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Auction: 329 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 970

Chart of the North West Coast of America - Explored by the Boussole & Astrolabe in 1786. G.G. & J. Robinson, London 1798. 19 ½ x 15 ½, black & white. A pleasing example of the first English edition of La Pérouse's chart of the northwest coast of America from Monterey and San Francisco to Tillamook Head, Oregon. Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de la Pérouse left Brest in 1785 with two vessels to explore the coast of Northwest America. Arriving after the summer, he explored extensively along the Alaska coast then sailed to California. His goals were to explore the possibilities of fur trade, assert French claims between the Russian and Spanish, and search for the elusive Northwest Passage. After his sojourn in California, Pérouse visited China, some of the Pacific Island and then coast of Siberia. He sent back copies of his journals both overland across Russia and onboard British ships he met at Botany Bay in 1788. After leaving Australia, Pérouse and his expedition were never seen again. The wrecks of his ships were found in the 1820's in the Santa Cruz group. Excellent condition. Matted and framed. 28 x 23 ¾".

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