LA POIX FRÉMINVILLE, Christophe Paulin, chevalier de - Lot 32

LA POIX FRÉMINVILLE, Christophe Paulin, chevalier de Nouvelle relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse. Executed by order of the King, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794, by M. D'Entrecasteaux. Written from the diaries of several members of the expedition. Brest, J.-B. Lefournier, 1838. In-8 (203 x 1228 mm), 359 pp. 4 ff.n.ch. Navy blue half-chagrin, smooth spine, blue cover preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet). Sabin, 39007; Ferguson, 2491. First edition, very rare. La Poix Fréminville (1787-1848), a sailor, naturalist and archaeologist, entered the navy in 1801 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1811. After his retirement in 1831, he devoted himself exclusively to natural history and archaeology, publishing numerous notes and memoirs. His Nouvelle relation du voyage a la recherche de Lapérouse meticulously reproduces "the diaries of several members of the expedition". It is "augmented by an account of the circumstances that led to the discovery of the wreck of M. de La Pérouse's frigates". One of the most remarkable details is the complete crew list of the two vessels, L'Esperance and La Recherche. Marks of wetness at the head of the last two quires.