[ATLAS]. La Perouse, John Francis GalaupBiblio.com
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179843609London: Published as the Act directs Nov 1st 1798. by G.G.& J. Robinson 1798. Folio. 43x 27cm. 17" x 14.5". Atlas Volume First English Edition foliated engraved frontis portrait and engraved title-page 68 fine engraved plates maps charts and views many double page and include several plate illustrations on botanical and ornithological subjects. The plates are numbered 2 - 69 without the world map as usual plates are all very good to fine in contemporary half crimson morocco and marbled boards binding heavily dust worn similar wear on the edges upper hinge loose internally very good to fine condition. The map of the world is sometimes described as wanting however it would usually be in the two volume and is not call for in the list of plates <br /> <br /> ~ ~ ~ Hill #'s 972-979. "La Perouse expedition was one of the most important scientific explorations ever undertaken to the Pacific and North West Coast of North America. Hill. "Sabin 38960; Cox I-67. Fine copy of this Important 'Surveying Atlas' to the Pacific and west coast of North America. 1798. The plates are spectacular. - Atlas to the English edition of the report of the famous voyage around the world. Cook Bougainville and La Pérouse contributed decisively to the exploration of the Pacific. <br /> On the unexpected publication of this famous voyage at Paris in the previous year 1797 there was considerable competition among English publishers to bring out the English translation. Three different translations were made and published during 1798-99 and different engravers were employed for making the plates. Stockdale's appeared first in June 1798. Robinson's edition of 1799 is the most esteemed edition in English later editions being usually based on it." The atlas bears the date 1798 in the imprint but was published together with two text volumes in 1799. Published, as the Act directs, Nov, 1st, 1798. by G.G.& J. Robinson unknown
1799101564London: A. Hamilton for G. G. and J. Robinson J. Edwards and T. Payne. 1799. First thus two text volumes quarto later half-leather binding with gilt title labels and raised bands spines cloth sides Vol. I: pp. x lvi 539; Vol. II: pp. viii 531 plus index and errata page pp xiii. Engraved frontis portrait plate of La Perouse by Heath in first volume light water stain to upper plate and title page all edges untrimmed some unopened at top edge very light scattered foxing mostly to title pages minor scuffs to leather spine. The two text volumes without the Atlas volume complete and unabridged. Very good condition. The first quarto unabridged and "best edition" in English. A translation of La Perouse's scientific voyage around the world which departed France in 1785 and visited Chile and Hawaii Alaska California Japan Russia the South Pacific and Australia visiting Botany Bay in 1788 before sailing on and eventually discovered to have been wrecked in the Solomon Islands. A landmark work of exploration. 1st thus. Half leather. A. Hamilton for G. G. and J. Robinson, J. Edwards and T. Payne, hardcover
17913590A Dijon: De l'Imprimerie de Capel 1791. First edition. Woodcut headpiece. Contemporary manuscript certification at the end signed by two officials of the Département de la Côte-d'Or dated Dijon 23 avril 1791. Unbound as issued. In fine condition. First edition. Woodcut headpiece. Contemporary manuscript certification at the end signed by two officials of the Département de la Côte-d'Or dated Dijon 23 avril 1791. Unbound as issued. 3 1 blank p. <p><br /> The first formal document acknowledging fears of La Pérouse's disappearance in a rare provincial printing issued shortly after the royal decree.<br /> <p><p><br /> Very rare Dijon printing of the first formal decree acknowledging concern over the disappearance of La Pérouse's expedition. This decree issued by the Assemblée Nationale and promulgated in the name of Louis XVI on 25 February 1791 initiated the official search for La Boussole and L'Astrolabe last heard from in 1788 following their departure from Botany Bay. It instructed France's ambassadors consuls and agents abroad to solicit assistance from foreign powers and navigators-especially in the southern Pacific-"de faire toutes recherches des deux frégates Françoises La Boussole & L'Astrolabe. de même que toute perquisition qui pourroit constater leur existence ou naufrage."<br /> <p><p><br /> The decree also called for the arming of one or more vessels carrying scientists naturalists and artists tasked with both locating La Pérouse and conducting a broader exploratory mission "utile & avantageuse à la navigation à la géographie au commerce aux arts & aux sciences." This ultimately led to the voyage of Rear Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux 1791-1794.<br /> <p><p><br /> La Pérouse's expedition 1785-88 commissioned by Louis XVI and modelled in part on the voyages of Cook was the most ambitious French maritime expedition of the Enlightenment. Departing from Brest in August 1785 the two frigates visited South America including Chile Easter Island Alaska California Macao the Philippines and Australia Botany Bay sending reports and scientific observations until their disappearance after March 1788. Their fate remained a mystery until the wreckage was found decades later on Vanikoro Island.<br /> <p><p><br /> The Dijon edition printed by Capel and officially certified by the departmental administration is part of a coordinated provincial dissemination of the decree alongside other issues printed in Pau Orléans Grenoble Valenciennes Auxerre and Évreux.<br /> <p><p><br /> References: cf. Ferguson 106a Auxerre ed.; Kroepelien 710; McLaren 132 Valenciennes ed.; Horner Looking for La Pérouse pp. 4-6.<br /> <p>. De l'Imprimerie de Capel unknown
179916902London, Hamilton, 1799. 2 Bde. und Atlas. LII, 539; VIII, 522 S. 1 Porträt. (Atlas:) 1 Kupfertitel und 69 (davon 31 Karten) teils gefalt. Kupfertafeln. (Text:) 4°. Ldr. des 20. Jahrhunderts mit Rückenschildern (etw. bestoßen); (Atlas:) Fol. HLwd. des 20. Jahrhunderts mit aufgeklebtem Ldr.-Rücken des 19. Jahrhunderts (bestoßen). [9 Warenabbildungen]
17978615<p><strong>Atlas to the first edition of "Voyage de La Perouse"</strong></p><p>Folio. 17 ¼ x 11 ¼ inches.Frontis portrait engraved title page 69 engraved plates. Extra map from English edition.Contemporary binding of leather over marbled boards. Covers very worn front cover completely detached remnants of a hand-written label. Embossed stamp to corner of the title page. A few plates with minor discoloration in the gutter from old tape residue but the plates generally clean some trimmed a bit close. A good copy collated complete and with maps and plates in generally fine condition.</p><p>First edition. Atlas volume only. Bound into this copy is an additional map from the English version of the Atlas; Plate 3 "Chart of the Great Pacific Ocean" as well as a partial piece of the English Plate 4 "Plan of the Bay of Conception in Chili". La Perouse sailed to the Pacific and the west coast of North America to examine regions not explored by Cook; to seek the famous Northwest Passage; to obtain information about the fur trade and the Spanish settlements in California; to make scientific observations; and to promote French enterprise in the region. He made valuable contributions to the history of geographical discovery particularly in regard to the American coast. He sent his dispatches from Kamchatka and Botany Bay. After leaving Botany Bay his expedition disappeared and his ships' wrecks were not discovered for another 39 years on one of the Santa Cruz Islands.</p> [Imprimerie De La Republique] hardcover
179853622Paris Plassin 1798. 8vo. and folio 44 x 30 cm. Textvolumes bound in 4 contemporary half calf. Gilt spines with gilt lettering. Tome-label on volume one eroded. Stamp on title-pages. 4LXVIII368;4414;316120 = Tables;4328 pp. A few scattered brownspots. Atlasvolume bound in matching hcalf. Spine gilt and rubbed. Lower compartment of spine with wear and tear. Engraved portrai of Pérouse as frontispiece. Engraved pictorial titlepage with cupids and naviogational instruments dessinée par Moreau le Jeune and 69 engraved maps plans and plates of which 32 are large folded engraved maps. Mild foxing to some parts of some maps occasionally mild dampstains to some plates marginal browning and some spotting. One map with a repair to folding. <br/><br/><em>Second edition of the textvolumes the first appeared the year before 1797 and first edition of plates. 69 plates to the first 70 to the second."In 1785 Jean-Francois de Galaup Comte de la Perouse began preparations for an extensive sea voyage. His aim was to explore the Pacific regions of North and South America Asia and Australasia. The sponsor of the expedition was the French king Louis XVI who was inspired by Captain James Cook's Pacific voyages. Louis ordered the French expedition to show the world that France could also dominate in ocean exploration. The expedition consisted of two ships - La Boussole and L'Astrolabe. They carried a total of 225 crew officers and scientists. The ships left France in August 1785 and sailed south around Cape Horn. The voyage was expected to last four years. During the voyage La Perouse sent back regular reports to France. The expedition mapped coastlines and explored uncharted areas of ocean. The expedition's scientists also spent time onshore at various ports observing the habits and customs of local people and collecting natural history specimens. The expedition's progess until September 1787 was published by the French government as Voyage de La Perouse autour du monde La Perouse's voyage around the world. It was reprinted many times and translated into several languages. In 1791 when La Perouse had not returned to France or made any contact by dispatch the French government sent out a search party. It was commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux and consisted of two ships Recherche and Esperance. The complete disappearance of La Perouse caught the imagination of the European public. Songs stories and plays were written about the possible fate of the expedition including a popular play called Perouse or The desolate island. It was not until 1964 that the wreck of La Boussole was finally discovered on Vanikoro's reefs. At last the fate of La Perouse and his crew was known. The expedition is commemorated in the name of a Sydney suburb on the shores of Botany Bay - La Perouse." State Library of New South Wales Website.Sabin 38960. </em> unknown
179853622Paris, Plassin, 1798. 8vo. and folio (44 x 30) cm. Textvolumes bound in 4 contemporary half calf. Gilt spines with gilt lettering. Tome-label on volume one eroded. Stamp on title-pages. (4),LXVIII,368(4),414316,(120 = Tables)"(4),328 pp. A few scattered brownspots. Atlasvolume bound in matching hcalf. Spine gilt and rubbed. Lower compartment of spine with wear and tear. Engraved portrai of Pérouse as frontispiece. Engraved pictorial titlepage with cupids and naviogational instruments (dessinée par Moreau le Jeune) and 69 engraved maps, plans and plates of which 32 are large folded engraved maps. Mild foxing to some parts of some maps, occasionally mild dampstains to some plates, marginal browning and some spotting. One map with a repair to folding.
1807PHO-1A Paris, Dépôt général des Cartes et Plans de la Marine et des Colonies, 1807 et De L’Imprimerie Impériale, 1808 RARE ENSEMBLE COMPLET en 3 volumes TEXTE ; 2 forts vol. in-4° ; (2)-LVI-704 pp.-32 pl. h.-t. repliées in-fine (I-XXXII)/(2)-VIII-692 pp.-1 pl. h.-t. Repliée sur papier bleuté , relié demi cuir , dos lisse avec titre et tomaison , tranches mouchetées , mouillure angulaire sur 7 planches, petites rousseurs sur les planches . ATLAS ; 1 volume grand in-folio (560x445) ,page de titre-1 fnch. (Table )-39 cartes et vues h.-t. , dont 29 à double page ,dressées par l'ingénieur hydrographe C. F. Beautemps Beaupré et gravées sur cuivre par E. Collin , relié demi cuir , dos lisse ,cachets répétés , petites rousseurs .
1781H1RDFKW35E6FAt sea 1781. Short manuscript note in ink on a small sheet of laid paper 12 x 13.5 cm. An exceptionally rare autograph note signed by the great French explorer La Pérouse. The extraordinary story and achievements of La Pérouse are well known and recounted in the handsome official account of his expedition. However because he was lost without trace mid-voyage manuscript material relating to his life is very rare indeed. In the present note La Pérouse asks that his boat be given an impressive 286 "aunes" of canvas which is needed on board. An "aune" is an old-fashioned French measure usually translated as ell or cubit: its length could vary but the normal French/Parisian aune was about 118 cm meaning that La Pérouse is in fact asking for about 340 metres of canvas. The sheer quantity of the request speaks to La Pérouse having written the note while in charge of a large vessel.The document is counter-signed and noted as "delivered" by one "Deletombe": it seems very likely that this is Philippe-André-Joseph de Létombe who arrived in the United States in 1781 and was the French Consul in Boston and a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson. If this identification is correct the note would possibly date from La Pérouse's cruising in the West Indies and along the coast to Hudson Bay in 1781 and 1782.With old folds clearly and legibly written and docketed; in very good condition. unknown
98498Paris Imprimerie de la République An V An V 1797. . First edition. 4 text vols 4to 30 x 23 cms and folio atlas 58 x 45 cms engraved portrait of La Pérouse after Tardieu atlas with engraved allegorical title-page by Moreau le Jeune titled Atlas du voyage de La Pérouse without imprint and 69 engraved plates comprising folding world map 35 views and natural history plates 33 maps or coastal profiles of which 20 double-page. Text volumes contemporary half-calf marbled boards chip to head of spine vol. I light marginal water-staining vol. II and title-page vol. III bound without half-titles joints vol. I cracked but sound lightly rubbed some scraping to boards; atlas 19th-century red morocco-backed boards neatly rebacked royal cypher of Prince Philippe of Belgium to cover and spine marginal repair to tear circa 7 cms to blank outer margin plate 15 not touching image occasional light foxing at beginning and end a very good set.<br /> The first edition of one of the most important scientific explorations ever undertaken to the Pacific and the northwest American coast and the first scientific voyage to California. 'The voyage round the world under the command of La Pérouse was intended as the French equivalent of Captain Cook's Third Voyage and was enthusiastically endorsed by the Academy of Sciences and particularly by Louis XVI. The most significant results of the voyage are the charts of the then imperfectly known Asiatic coast of the Pacific' Forbes. <br /><br />La Pérouse was the first explorer to navigate and chart the Japan sea and the strait between the island of Sakhalin and the northernmost island of Japan which bears his name. At Kamchatka he received instructions to proceed to Australia to assess the extent of British plans. He arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788 just hours after Governor Phillip had arrived with the First Fleet. La Pérouse's habit of forwarding copies of journals and drawings when opportunity offered ensured their survival for as is well known the accomplishments of the voyage have been overshadowed by the disappearance of the entire expedition. The folio atlas contains magnificent maps of Russian Asia Japan the Pacific North-West Coast Hawaii San Francisco and Monterey; the views include a fine series of botanical and ornithological plates including the California quail. Of particular interest to Hawaii is the plate that depicts French ships off Makena Maui. It is the first fully developed view of that island.<br /> Hill 972; Forbes 272; Lada-Mocarski 52; Ferguson 251; Brunet III 828-829; Sabin 4797. Paris, Imprimerie de la République, An V, An V [1797]. hardcover
1797181908Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique 1797. One of the great documents of French exploration" in the original boards First edition an attractive set with strong impressions of the plates. La Pérouse's work is a "magnificent production and some authorities consider the engraving and craftsmanship to be superior even to that in the Cook-Webber atlas It is one of the finest narratives of maritime exploration ever written and certainly deserves to hold a place of high honour among the great travel accounts of the 18th century" Howell. La Pérouse's 1741-c.1788 expedition left France in 1785 to seek an inter-oceanic passage examining the parts of the Pacific not yet explored by Cook conducting scientific observations on the various peoples and regions assessing the extent of Spanish settlement in California and determining the possibilities of French expansion in the Pacific. En route to Kamchatka La Pérouse was the first to navigate safely and chart the Japan Sea and the strait between the island of Sakhalin and the northernmost island of Japan which bears his name. At Kamchatka he received instructions to proceed to Australia arriving at Botany Bay in January 1788 just hours after Captain Phillip had arrived with the First Fleet. After leaving later the same year the expedition was never seen again. Evidence slowly came to light that both ships were wrecked on the reefs around the islands north-west of Australia. This account is based on dispatches sent from Australia and Kamchatka before this. The atlas volume contains maps of Russian Asia Japan San Francisco Monterey and the Sandwich Islands. The most significant results of La Pérouse's voyage are the charts of the Asiatic side of the Pacific and the details of "the peculiarities he observed in the Native Americans of the northwest coast of North America are especially valuable" Sabin. It also features the first representation of the crested quail. The engraved portrait of La Pérouse counted as the 70th plate is here bound as the frontispiece in Volume I as often. The atlas was published in two forms: on regular usually trimmed and large or thick paper. Forbes and Lada-Mocarski give the measurements for the large paper issue variously at 620 x 455 and 563 x 420 mm. Provenance: Amandine Doré 1911-2012 the French painter illustrator and writer her pencilled signature on the front free endpaper of Volume I dated 1955 her signature and initialled booklabel on the front endpapers of the atlas. Doré produced works for travel narratives such as Mexique pay a trois etages 1955. 5 vols comprising 4 quarto text vols 307 x 256 mm and folio atlas 585 x 440 mm. Engraved portrait of La Perouse after Tardieu. Atlas: engraved allegorical title page by Moreau le Jeune 69 engraved plates and maps some double-page or folding many with original tissue guards loosely inserted. Original pulled paste paper boards flat paper covered spines tinted pink twin dark green spine labels original sheep corners housed together in light brown slipcase; atlas original pulled paste paper boards flat vellum spine covered with white paper dark green morocco spine label recent sheep corners. Text with occasional marginal pencillings or notes. Text vols: bookplate removed from front pastedown of vol. I rubbed a few superficial chips to spines and early recolouring vol. I starting before title; atlas: spine and sides extensively rubbed superficial split to foot of front joint marginal tear to Plate 28 and two others. A very good copy. Anker 276; Ferguson 251 dated 1798; Forbes 272; Hill 972; Lada-Mocarski 52; Sabin 38960; Streeter VI: 3493. Richard Reed in Howell Anniversary Catalogue 72 1982. hardcover
179718688Paris: Imprimerie de la République 1797. Contemporary uniform gold-tooled marbled calf richly gold-tooled spines with a red title-label and a small green volume number label both lettered in gold gold-tooled board edges marbled endpapers. 4to 30 x ca. 23 cm. and large folio ca. 57 x 40 cm. Ad 1: with an engraved portrait of De la Pérouse by Tardieu and tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title page 1 large double-page folding map of De la Pérouse's journey 20 double-page maps and 48 full-page maps views and illustrations. Ad 2: with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title page 1 double-page map and 43 full-page plates. Ad 3: with 33 folding engraved plates and with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title page an engraved table of contents 37 large double-page folding maps 2 large double-page folding views and 10 full-page maps and illustrations. The three atlases for ads 1-3 are bound together in a large folio matching contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf binding. 9 volumes: ad 1 in 4 volumes; ad 2 in 2 volumes; ad 3 in 2 volumes with the atlases of the 3 works bound together in 1 volume. With:2 LABILLARDIÉRE Jacques Julien Houton de. Voyage à la recherche de Lapérouse.Paris H.J. Jansen An VIII = 1799-1800.3 ENTRECASTEAUX Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni chevalier d'. Voyage envoyé à la recherche de Lapérouse.Paris Imprimerie Impériale 1808. Three first editions of descriptions of the rarest and most interesting 18th-century expeditions bound as a set in beautiful contemporary uniform bindings. A milestone set in the history of exploration of the Pacific.Ad 1: Record of an important French scientific expedition in which participated a number of scientists and artists. De la Pérouse left France in 1785 with two frigates the Astrolabe and Boussole to explore the Pacific and the west coast of North America. He was sent there to explore the regions not explored by Captain Cook. Furthermore he was to seek for an interoceanic passage to scientifically observe the various countries peoples and products and to obtain reliable information about the fur trade and the extent of the Spanish settlements in California. This way De la Pérouse made a valuable contribution to the history of geographical discovery particularly concerning the American coast and its natives. The account describes expeditions to Easter Island Hawaii Macao Formosa the Aleutian Islands Samoa Tonga and Australia. The best results were obtained in exploring and mapping the unknown territories on the Asiatic side of the Pacific. This includes the discovery of the strait - still bearing De la Pérouse's name - between the island of Sakhalin and the northernmost island of Japan. De la Pérouse sent his accounts to France from Kamchatka and Botany Bay. But after the expedition left Botany Bay it was never heard from again. Two expeditions were sent out to look for him: the first was led by Dillon in 1827 the second by Dumont d'Urville in 1828. Only 39 years later the remnants of De la Pérouse's two frigates were discovered on the reef of Vanikoro one of the Santa Cruz Islands by Peter Dillon. The maps included in the present travel account is a large general map of the journey detailed maps of different isles several views and beautiful illustrations of plants birds ships people etc.Ad 2: Account of the naturalist De Labillardiére who accompanied one of the futile searches for De la Pérouse. The present expedition was sent out under d'Entrecasteaux and Huon de Kermadec in 1791-1794. Although the expedition was not successful it is of considerable importance because of the scientific observations and surveys of the coasts of Tasmania New Caledonia the north coast of New Guinea and the southwest coast of Australia it produced. De Labillardière's account of the Tongans is among the best contributions to their ethnology. The illustrations include views a portrait of a native illustrations of jewellery and 14 engraved botanical plates after Redouté.Ad 3: Scientific account of a search for De la Pérouse the same expedition as described in the work mentioned above ad 2. The expedition did not succeed but d'Entrecasteaux made important geographical discoveries and his account is extraordinarily rich in cartographical and astronomical material. The Recherche and the Espérance were under his command second captain was Huon de Kermadec after whom the islands north of New Zealand were named. The d'Entrecasteaux Islands near New Guinea were discovered and named for the admiral who later died of colic near the north coast of New Guinea. The beautiful large maps in the atlas depict wonderfully detailed illustrations of isles and coasts along the South Sea. The French Revolution divided the expedition: the royalists joined the Dutch on Java and the Republicans fell into the hands of the British Royal Navy. Also captured were the expedition's journal charts and natural history specimens. Sir Joseph Banks ordered that they be delivered to the coast of France under a flag of truce. With two small book plates on the front endpapers of Clemens Platen-Hallermund and IvR in every volume. Occasionally very slightly foxed in the margins and with a few minor tears in the bottom margin of some leaves otherwise in very good condition. Beautiful copies of an extremely rare and complete set of De la Pérouse's expedition and two descriptions of one of the two expeditions in search of De la Pérouse.l Ad 1: Chadenat 106; Cox I 67; Hill p. 173; Lada-Mocarski 52; Nissen ZBI 281; Sabin 38960; ad 2: Chadenat 99; Cox I 68; Nissen ZBI 2331; Sabin 38420; cf. Hill p. 168 English ed.; ad 3: Chadenat 5056; Hill p. 97 only 32 plates in text vols.; Poggendorf I 671; Sabin 22671. Imprimerie de la République, unknown
