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Some light staining on reverse

    Notes:
  • Commissioned in 1785 by Louis XVI of France to commemorate the departure of Compte de La Perouse's voyage of exploration to the South Seas which was inspired by Captain Cook's earlier voyage.The two ships in the expedition, the 'Boussole' and the 'Astrolabe' sailed into Botany Bay (Australia) on the 26th January, 1788, only days after the arrival of the First Fleet. The French expedition left Botany Bay shortly after and were shipwrecked near the New Hebrides with all hands lost.

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