. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. lil A -?40 La perouse s voyage I 'I ; I ih !!â I I \4 M After having had much Intcrcoiirfc with the na- tives of rchoka , wr,ich is Icparjted from the Tartarian coait by a channel, that we fuppofed formed a communication between the feas of Japan and OkhotHv, we con;\iUi'jd to Hand to tne nortii i but the depth of water havii
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. lil A -?40 La perouse s voyage I 'I ; I ih !!â I I \4 M After having had much Intcrcoiirfc with the na- tives of rchoka , wr,ich is Icparjted from the Tartarian coait by a channel, that we fuppofed formed a communication between the feas of Japan and OkhotHv, we con;\iUi'jd to Hand to tne nortii i but the depth of water haviiig gradually, and through the whole breadth of the channel, flioalcd to fix fithoms, M. de la Pe'roufe it expe- dient, in order to avoid endangering the fafety of the fliip?, to bear away to the fouth, as the impof- fibility of reaching Kamtfcliatka through this chan- nel was clearly dcmonflrated. But the continuance of the fogs, and tlic obllinacy of the fouth winds during the four months that we had been at ica, rendered our fituation very criiical, and expofed U5- in this ente prife to confiderable hazard and much lofs of time. The wood and water that we had taken in at IManilla being confumed, we fought for an oppor- tunity of recruiting cur flore, before attempdng any new cnterprife. The weadier clearing up on the S/th of July, we were enabled to explore a large bay, in which we anchored: it offered to us a fife retreat from (lorms, and an eafy mode of procuring die fupplies of which we pLOod in need. This bay is on the 1 artarian coaft, in 51" 29'north latitude, and 139'' 4 i''longitude. We gave it die name of Bale dc Cajirks, TliC country is very mountainous, and fo cover- ed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La Pérouse, Jean François de Galaup, comte de, 1741
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