Laperouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de (1741-1788) [Monthly list of armorer's supplies for the Frigate L'Amazone] [In French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01768 Author/Creator: Laperouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de (1741-1788) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: September 1779- February 1780 Pagination: 2 p. ; 37 x 23.1 cm. Order a Copy
Laperouse signs six times (once per month).
During 1779 and 1780, Laperouse, commander of the Amazone, participated in several military voyages from France to America and the West Indies. He later led a voyage of discovery commissioned by the French government; he died in 1788 during the expedition.
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