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From the Voyages of La Pérouse who 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. An attractive map of the regions North of Japan withs two inset maps: Extrait de la carte publiee par Scheuchzer -- Extrait de la carte de l'Histoire du Japon de Kampfer. Relief shown pictorially; depths by soundings. Oriented with north toward right. Atlas Du Voyage De La Pérouse. Size: 675 x 490 mm. Very good condition. A faint vertical waterstain. Good margins.