TitleBook, Voyage aux îles de la Mer du Sud, en 1827 et 1828 by Peter Dillon; in two volumesDate1827-1828About this objectConsisting of two volumes, this book was written by Peter Dillon about his 1827-1828 expedition in the South Pacific, during which he located the shipwreck of L'Astrolabe. Dillon's report solved the mystery of La Perouse's fate, which had remained unknown until then.Object No.88.79-1:2CreatorDillon, PeterInscriptions & marksVoyage aux îles de la Mer du Sud, en 1827 et 1828, et Relation de la découverte du sort de La Pérouse / dédié au Roi, par le Capitaine Peter Dillon / A Paris / Chez Pillet-Aine, Imprimeur-Libraire / editeur du voyage autour du monde / Rue des Grands-Augustins, No.7 / 1830
Translation: Voyage to the Islands of the South Sea in 1827 and 1828, and report of the discovery of La Perouse's fate, dedicated to the King, by Captain Peter Dillon. Paris, Printed at Pillet-Aine, Printer-Librarian, editor of the Voyage aroud the World, 7, Rue des Grands-Augustins / 1830Place madePrinted at 7, rue des Grands-Augustins, Paris, France SourceLa Perouse MuseumAcquisition date1988On displayNoTypeMuseum objectsOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivals
Dillon, Peter, Book, Voyage aux îles de la Mer du Sud, en 1827 et 1828 by Peter Dillon; in two volumes (1827-1828). Randwick City Council, accessed 20/05/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12328
