Books in the Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee 10 Volume Set series

French explorer, botanist and ethnographer J. Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) discovered new Antarctic territory and shed light on customs in Pacific islands during a three-year expedition begun in 1837. In Volume 1, published in 1841, d'Urville recounts the perils of the journey from France to the Strait of Magellan.