La Pérouse. Why He Came to the Pacific.
As well as writing
and supporting Lewis PAY-PACK and CROSS-CHEQUE, Dr Geoffrey Lewis does have other interests. He
has just been writing a book on the famous French navigator, La Pérouse,
entitled:
La Pérouse. Why He Came to the Pacific.
La Pérouse is
generally regarded as the second-most important explorer of the Pacific Ocean,
the number-one place going to Captain James Cook. La Pérouse landed in Botany Bay in January
1788, only five days after the First Fleet of Governor Arthur Phillip. After leaving Australia, La Pérouse and his
ships vanished - their wrecks were eventually found off the coast of the island
of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands near Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides).
The whole Pacific
expedition was a very well-planned voyage with several aims: discovery,
scientific research, reporting on other nations, and investigation of the possibility
of fur trading in the Pacific. It is
ironic that La Pérouse has become best-known for the two incidents that were
not planned: his visit to Botany Bay and his disappearance.
This book has been published by the Randwick & District Historical Society. You can purchase a copy for A$18 including
postage to anywhere in Australia. You
can pay
- By Cheque payable to Geoffrey
Lewis. Post to P.O. Box 196,
Randwick NSW 2031.
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or Visa.
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For orders from elsewhere in the world contact Geoffrey Lewis (email
glewis@custom-made.com.au)
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