Duyker, Edward, <br/><br/>
Dumont d'Urville :  explorer & polymath / 
 Dumont d'Urville :  explorer and polymath 
Edward Duyker. 
 - 671 pages :  illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-640) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. A sort of reputation -- part II. The progress of geography -- part III. Towards the polar ice. 
<br/><br/> Explorer Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) is sometimes called France's Captain Cook. Born less than a year after the beginning of the French Revolution, he lived through turbulent times. He was an erudite polymath: a maritime explorer fascinated by botany, entomology, ethnography and the diverse languages of the world."--Inside front cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1877578703 9781877578700 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Astrolabe Expedition (1826-1829) <br/>Astrolabe Expedition (1837-1840) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Explorers--France--Biography<br/>Explorers--History--New Zealand--19th century.<br/>Explorers--History--Antarctica--19th century.<br/>Explorers--History--Australia--Hobart (Tas.)--19th century.<br/>Navigation--History--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Oceania--Discovery and exploration--French
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G200 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>910.92