Letter from Louis Isidore Duperrey to Armand Louis Charles Rose de Lostanges, 15 May 1823
Letter from Louis Isidore Duperrey to Armand Louis Charles Rose de Lostanges, 15 May 1823
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15 May 1823
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MLMSS 9967
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0.03 meters of textual material (1 folder) - manuscripts
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Letter, written and signed by Louis Isidore Duperrey, addressed to Armand Louis Rose de Lostanges; headed ‘La Corvette La Coquille – Baie de Matavai (ile de Tahiti)’, Le 15 Mai 1823. Manuscript in ink on wove paper with engraved letterhead of the Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies; 4 pages written on 3 sides, the final page with address panel a...
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Letter from Louis Isidore Duperrey to Armand Louis Charles Rose de Lostanges, 15 May 1823
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Purchased from Douglas Stewart in 2016
Collection history
Douglas Stewart bought the letter from a reputable dealer in Paris (a former President of the French Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the item had been in a private collection for many years prior to that.
Administrative / Biographical history
Louis Isdidore Duperrey (1786-1865) joined the French navy in 1803 and rose rapidly through the ranks, serving as Lieutenant on board Louis de Freycinet’s L’Uranie from 1817 to 1820. This expedition around the world saw Duperrey take charge of hydrographic activities and he produced valuable observations on the earth’s shape and on terrestrial magn...
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MLMSS 9967
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Yj7oAeL9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7oAeL9
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1009320
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