AUTHOR: Dumont-d’Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César (1790-1842) TITLE: Voyage de la corvette l’Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de J. Dumont d’Urville. IMPRINT: Paris: J. Tastu, 1830-1834. COLLATION: 19 v.: ill., plates, maps, tables (part fold.); 25-32 cm. and atlases 55-66 cm. CONTENTS: [t.1-5]. Histoire du voyage -- [t.6]. Philologie -- [t.7]. Botanique, A. Lesson, A. Richard -- [t.8-11]. Zoologie -- [t.12]. Faune entomologique, Boisduval -- [t.13]. Observations nautiques, météorologiques, hydrographiques, et de physique -- [t.14-15]. L’atlas historique -- [t.16]. L’atlas botanique. L’atlas entomologie -- [t.17-18]. L’atlas zoologique -- [t.19]. L’atlas hydrographique. HOLDINGS: Have v.1-13 only. NOTES: Plates are part colored. Publisher varies. Vols. 6 and 13 were published by Ministere de la marine. Vols.6-13 have title: Voyage de découverte de l’Astrolabe. (This volume assigned to the last division because of a statement in the “Avertissement.”). “The official account of the highly important first voyage of Dumont d’Urville. The set, according to Dodge, is ‘one of the largest and handsomest publications on the South Seas.’ Dumont d’Urville’s voyage was a primary effort in an influential series of government sponsored expeditions that were dispatched by the French during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The aims of the various expeditions were generally both scientific and political, and the present voyage was no exception. ‘Dumont d’Urville commanded his first expedition, which was to gain additional information about the principal islands in the Pacific and to augment the mass of scientific data acquired by Louis Duperry. The Astrolabe sailed south, around the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived at Port Jackson. Proceeding to New Zealand, its coast, especially the southern part of Cook strait, was surveyed with great care. Tonga and parts of the Fiji Archipelago were explored, then New Britain, New Guinea, Amboina, Tasmania, Vanikoro, Guam, and Java. The return home was by way of Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope. Huge amounts of scientific information were collected and published.’ (Hill) ” —William Reese, catalogue 229: Voyages & Travels REFERENCES: Anker 410; BM(NH) ii, P. 603; Borba de Moraes, p. 273; Brunet II: 881; Ellis, p. 43; Ferguson 1341; Fine Bird Books, p. 92; Headland, p. 134; Hill, p. 88; Nissen (BBI) 555; Nissen (IVB) 752; Ronsil 940; Sabin 21210; Stafleu 1556; Spence 393; Whittell, p. 216; Wood, p. 615; Zimmer, p. 184. KEYWORDS: 1. Astrolabe Expedition (1826-1829) 2. Oceania. LOCATION: DU21.D815 1830