Lure of the Southern Seas The Voyages of Dumont D’Urville 1826-1840

BOATS MARITIME EXPLORATION Australiana –

“This book was published in association with the exhibition Lure of the Southern Seas : The Voyages of Dumont d’Urville 1826-1840 held at the Museum of Sydney from 21 December 2002 to 27 April 2003”-

Historical exhibition book Lure of the Southern Seas: The Voyages of Dumont D’Urville, 1826–1840. Published in 2002 by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

• It features beautiful natural history watercolours and rare documentation sourced from prestigious French collections.
• Format: 141-page paperback containing comprehensive bibliography reference notes, appendices, and numerous full-page colour illustrations

• Preface 7
• Southern Discomfort II
• Susan Ifunt
• Map of the voyages 20
• Encountering Dumont d’Urville 23
• Martin Terry
• Towards the Polar Ice 45
• Martin Terry
• Dumont d’Urville’s Anthropology 53
• Nicholas Thomas
• Harvest of Curiosities 71
• Martin Terry
• Natural History Catalogue 79
• Notes on the Artists 126
• Routes and Statistics of the Voyages 129
• Appendices 132
• Dumont d’Urville’s correspondence
• Dumont d’Urville’s will
• Reference Notes 135
• Select Bibliography 137
• Acknowledgments 140.
• 141 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
• #160926