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Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born August 22, 1741 ‱ near Albi ‱ France
Died c.1788 ‱ Solomon Islands?

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La PĂ©rouse, detail from a mezzotint
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Arnaud-Michel d’Abbadie
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René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
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Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
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Jeanne Baret
Jeanne Baret
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Francis Garnier
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Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau
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Bougainville, engraving by Émile Lassalle after Maurin
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
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Jean Ribaut
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Henri de Tonty
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Pavie, Auguste
Auguste Pavie
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La Condamine, bust by d'Huez, 18th century
Charles-Marie de La Condamine
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Nicolas Perrot
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Pierre-Esprit Radisson
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