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Is there a biography of LaPerouse in English?  As I recall there is a
place named for him on Botany Bay right across from where Cook landed.


On Oct 5, 6:36 am, "Andres Ruiz"  wrote:
> XVIII century was an age of the explorers, navigators and cartographers like 
Cook, La P�rouse, Malaspina and later Flinders.
>
> Under a royal commission, he undertook a scientific expedition around the 
world in 1789, and explored the Pacific Ocean and the west coast of Spain's 
North American possessions.
> In honor of James Cook�s ships; Resolution & Discovery, Malaspina baptised 
his own ships Atrevida y Descubierta
> A pair of big octants used in the voyage are at the Naval Musem in Madrid
>
> For those who are interested a book in PDF format is 
available:http://web.mala.bc.ca/black/amrc/index.htm?Biographies/biography.htm&2
>
> Andr�s Ruiz
> Navigational Algorithmshttp://www.geocities.com/andresruizgonzalez


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