Some vols. have title: Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe

The plates accompanying the Histoire du voyage were drawn by Louis Auguste de Sainson

The 2 vols. sub-titled Philologie and Observations nautiques ... were published by the Ministère de la Marine

Atlas vols. have title: Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont D'Urville, capitaine de vaisseau

The 13 vols. of text and 4 atlases are bound in varying numbers of physical volumes

Some parts published out of numerical order

Zoologie reprinted in 1835

"The magnificent record of d'Urville's first circumnavigation as expedition commander, following his voyage with Duperrey in the Coquille, now renamed the Astrolabe in commemoration of La Pérouse's missing vessel ... "--Bagnall

citation/reference: Ferguson, no. 1341

citation/reference: Phillips, 201

citation/reference: Bagnall, 1687

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

[t. 1-5]. Histoire du voyage (+ atlas of 234 plates) -- [t.6]. Philologie / M. D'Urville -- [t.7]. Botanique / A. Lesson et A. Richard (+ atlas of 80 plates) -- [t.8-11] Zoologie / Mm. Quoy et Gaimard (+ atlas of 198 plates) -- [t.12]. Faune entomologique / Docteur Boisduval (+ atlas of 12 plates) -- [t.13]. Observations nautiques, météorologiques, hydrographiques, et de physique

Ferguson

Phillips

Bagnall

SCNHRB copy incomplete, consisting of Botanique, in 2 parts, but lacking Botanique atlas; Zoologie, lacking t. 1 but bound as 4 v. and with atlas of 93 [i.e. 95] plates, hand-colored

SCNHRB copy of Botanique [t. 7] (39088013482641, 39088013482682) has on front covers with the Library of Congress duplicate stamps; inscribed in ink on t.p.'s: Monteiro

SCNHRB copy [t. 9-10] (39088013482724, 39088013482880, 39088013482765, 39088013482807) has bookplate of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library and of John Brooks Henderson; atlas v. has bookplate of William Healey Dall

SCNHRB copy [t. 9-10] stamped on front endpapers and t.p.'s: Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Stamped on verso of t.p.'s: Smithsonian Libraries May 7 1956. Atlas v. stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution U.S. National Museum [ms. acc. no.] 274275

SCNHRB copy [t. 11] (39088013482849) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Dr. Frederick M. Bayer; with Bayer's monogram on front paste-down

SCNHRB copy has Botanique bound in 2 pts, with original yellow printed paper boards, uncut; housed in gray archival boxes. Zoologie, [t. 9-10] bound in black library buckram, title in gilt on spine; [t. 11] bound in blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Atlas bound in brown buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges

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