Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 'Correspondance, autographe', 6 January 1830-January 1842

Item

Title
Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 'Correspondance, autographe', 6 January 1830-January 1842
Subject
Discovery and exploration--French
Explorers
Category
2. National boundaries
Author
Dumont d'Urville, J. (Jules)
Keywords
Antarctica
Pacific ocean
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Series number
DLMSQ 355
Item number
YRlZ202n
Access rights
Request at location
Language 
French
Description from source
a. Letters (250, 6 January 1830-6 September 1841, Dumont d'Urville to Isidore le Brun
Discuss domestic details, political events, his disagreements with Arago and l'Academie de Sciences, publication of his account of his first voyage and the results of his second voyage including the discovery of Adelie Land b. Letters (44), 12 February 1830-January 1842, Adele Dorothea Dumont d'Urville to Isidore Le Brun
Includes news of D'Urville's second voyage and family matters c. Invitations (3), undated, from Monsieur and Madame Dumont d'Urville to Monsieur Le Brun to dinner d. Letters (6), 1 October 1838-1 March 1840, Jules Dumont d'Urville to Monsieur Le Brun
Gives details of his schoolwork and news of his father's second voyage
Physical format
Letters
Date accessed
April 2, 2023