Dumont d'Urville lettres 1841, 1841 July 8 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3920161
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1841]
- 0.03 m. (1 v.)
- Summary:
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MS 9989 comprises the autograph letter signed, dated 8 July 1842 [i.e. 1841], by Dumont d'Urville to his publisher Gide concerning corrections to the proofs of Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée 1837-1840. The letter was written from his property "Juliade", near Toulon, the French naval port on the Mediterranean (1 v.).
- Biography/History:
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French explorer, cartographer, botanist, linguist and writer. Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville was born on 23 May 1790, at Condé-sur-Noireau, Calvados, Normandy, and was killed on 8 May 1842, in a train which caught fire between Paris and Versailles. Dumont d'Urville's second and final voyage of scientific discovery, from September 1837-November 1840, aimed for the South Magnetic Pole, and explored Australia, New Zealand and various islands of the Pacific.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9989.
- Spine title.
- Folded single leaf, in morocco-backed folder and slipcase.
- In French.
- Subject:
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- Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842 -- Correspondence
- Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée
- Zélée (Frigate)
- Astrolabe Expedition (1837-1840)
- Explorers -- France -- Correspondence
- Science publishing -- France -- History -- 19th century
- Voyages around the world -- 19th century
- Scientific expeditions
- Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- French
- Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- French
- Time Coverage:
- 1841
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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