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Re: The lost expedition of La Perouse
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2005 Jun 11, 18:32 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2005 Jun 11, 18:32 +1000
> On Behalf Of Frank Reed > His name was Jean-Fran?ois de Galaup. 'Comte de la P?rouse' was his > title. > > Yep. But the French seem to have no problem refering to him as "Monsieur > de la Perouse" --see ... Sure. More useless information follows: 'La P?rouse' is the French version of the Italian place known there as Perugia, to which Jean-Fran?ois had about as much realistic claim as Botany Bay.
