Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 'Correspondance, autographe', 6 January 1830-January 1842

DLMSQ 355

fonds

6 January 1830-January 1842

942505

Microfilm : CY 293

1 volume of textual material (272 p.) - 34 cm.

Dumont D'Urville, French naval officer and navigator, was commander of two expeditions, 1826-1829, 1837-1840, of exploration in the Antarctic and the Pacific visiting Australia and New Zealand. In 1840 he discovered Adelie land in Antarctica and on his return to France he was promoted to rear-admiral in recognition of the considerable scientific achievements of the expedition

In French
a. Letters (250, 6 January 1830-6 September 1841, Dumont d'Urville to Isidore le Brun
Discuss domestic details, political events, his disagreements with Arago and l'Academie de Sciences, publication of his account of his first voyage and the results of his second voyage including the discovery of Adelie Land

b. Letters (44), 12 February 1830-January 1842, Adele Dorothea Dumont d'Urville to Isidore Le Brun
Includes news of D'Urville's second voyage and family matters

c. Invitations (3), undated, from Monsieur and Madame Dumont d'Urville to Monsieur Le Brun to dinner

d. Letters (6), 1 October 1838-1 March 1840, Jules Dumont d'Urville to Monsieur Le Brun
Gives details of his schoolwork and news of his father's second voyage

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Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

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