French ship Astrolabe (1811)
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Astrolabe was originally a horse-transport barge converted into an exploration ship of the French Navy. Originally named Coquille, she is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville. The name d
Les Corvettes L'Astrolabe, watercolour by A. Mayer, 1838
Astrolabe and Zélée an anchor in Anna-Maria Bay (Nuku Hiva). Engraving by Louis Lebreton
Astrolabe making water on a floe, 6 February 1838.
Astrolabe and Zélée stranded in the Austral Ocean. Painting by Louis Lebreton
Jules Dumont d'Urville
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Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gav
French ship Astrolabe (1811)
…originally a horse-transport barge converted into an exploration ship of the French Navy. Originally named Coquille, she is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville. The name derives from an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe, a precursor to the sextant. Louis-Isidore Duperrey commanded Coquille on its…
Dumont d'Urville
Inauguration of the monument erected in honour of La Pérouse, shipwrecked and lost on the island of Vanikoro.
Dumont d'Urville's expedition at Vanikoro.
Māori men and women on board Astrolabe performing a dance, with a French officer at right.