Le Musée Lapérouse

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Jean-François de Galaup, graaf van Lapérouse, werd op 15-jarige leeftijd zeeman. In 1785 leidde hij op verzoek van Lodewijk XVI de cartografische en wetenschappelijke expeditie rond de wereld van de beroemde fregatten La Boussole en L’Astrolabe. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme

Jean-François de Galaup de Lapérouse was a native of Albi, born in 1741 in the Gô Manor House. Louis XVI, France’s king at this time, appreciated the human qualities and the seafaring talents of the young naval Captain. He was entrusted with the greatest expedition of Louis XVI’s reign, being given 2 ships called the Boussole (“the compass”) and the Astrolabe. 225 men, sailors, scientists and artists left Brest in 1785, sailing to Brazil, Chile, California, Alaska, Russia, China, Australia … and ran aground in Vanikoro (Solomon Islands) in the Pacific in 1788. During this trip, he carried out precise and valuable work on cartography and scientific research.

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