Record Details
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Title | Guide to the Invoice for Stores Consumed on the Amazone, Signed by Lapérouse, and Portraits of Lapérouse 1779-1828 |
Subject | Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington); Photographs; Ships and Shipping; Expeditions and Adventure |
Description | Invoice for stores consumed on the Amazone, signed by La Pérouse, and portraits of La Pérouse; French naval officer and explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse was born on August 22, 1741 in Albi, France. He began his career with the French navy as a teenager and continued to rise through the ranks before he was promoted to captain in 1780. He fought in many campaigns against the British, including the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. During the American Revolution,... |
Publisher | Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries |
Date | 1779/1828 |
Rights | Open to all users.; Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. |
Type | Collection collection |
Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv58889 |
Language | eng |
Format | 0.21 cubic feet (1 box) |
Coverage | 1779-1828 |