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First edition. Shows the Bay of Kastri on the Russian coast opposite Sakhalin. Published in Paris at l’Imprimerie de la Republic. From the atlas volume to “Voyage de La Perouse autour du Monde”. La Perouse’s voyage ended in tragedy when they were lost after leaving Botany Bay in March 1788. It was not until 1827 that their fate was known. Shirley BL Atlases G.Lpr 1a no. 52.
LA PEROUSE, Jean Francois Comte de
Plan de la Baie de Castries Situee sur la Cote Orientale de Tartarie ... sous l'Inspection de M. de la Perouse
Paris, 1797
500 x 680 mm., in fine condition with deckled edges (uncut).
Stock number: 4591
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