Author: Bernizet, Sebastien; La Perouse, Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788 Date: 1797 Short Title: Baie Castries. Publisher: Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique Type: Atlas Map ; Chart Map Obj Height cm: 50 Obj Width cm: 69 Scale 1: 23,000 Note: Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings. Country: Russia Full Title: Plan de la Baie Castries. Situee sur la cote orientale de Tartarie, par 51029'0" de latitude nord et 139039'0" de longitude orientale du meridien de Paris, leve en juillet 1787. Par Sen. Bernizet sous l'inspection de M. de la Perouse. L. Aubert scripsit. Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse no. 52. (Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique, An V, 1797) List No: 3355.052 Page No: No. 52 Series No: 54 Engraver or Printer: Aubert, L. Publication Author: La Perouse, Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788 Pub Date: 1797 Pub Title: Atlas du voyage de La Perouse. (title page only) Dessine par J. M. Moreau le Jeune. Grave par Ph. Triere. L. Aubert scripsit. Pub Reference: Phillips, 688; Howes. U.S.iana, 93; Mickwitz. A.E. Nordenskiold Collection ... annotated catalogue of maps made up to 1800, v.2 no. 133. Pub Note: La Perouse set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. This copy consists of the Atlas only to the First French edition. It is an exceptional copy, with very strong impressions. It should be compared to the smaller English Atlas of 1799. Maps are without color and bound in half leather brown marbled paper covered boards with "La Perouse's Voyages. Atlas" stamped in gilt on the spine. Issued to accompany: Voyage de la Perouse autour du monde ... an V (1797) Pub List No: 3355.000 Pub Type: Chart Atlas ; World Atlas Pub Maps: 34 Pub Height cm: 56 Pub Width cm: 41 Image No: 3355052 Institution: Rumsey Collection Ownership Statement: Copyright 2005