Manila folder labelled 'Roquemaurel'

Containers:

Box 2 (MS Acc22.020)

Component identifier:

File 27

Content Summary:

Gaston de Roquemaurel (1804–1878) served as a lieutenant de vaisseau aboard the Astrolabe on Dumont d'Urville's final expedition. Cape Roquemaurel, on the Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica, is named in his honour. The folder contains details of his fiche matricule from the École Polytechnique (X 1823), catalogue details of three volumes of notes during his studies and a copy of Zanco, J. P., 'L'héritage oublié de Dumont d'Urville et des explorateurs du Pacifique : les voyages de Gaston de Rocquemaurel, 1837–1854', Actes du colloque Lapérouse et les explorateurs du Pacifique, espace de découvertes et savoirs scientifiques (1760–1840), Musée national de la Marine, Paris, 17–18 octobre 2008

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was acquired from Edward Duyker in multiple instalments from 1996 to 2022.

Subjects:

Exploration
History

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