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La Pérouse Expedition
At the palace of Versailles, history was about to set sail. In the late eighteen hundreds, this extravagant palace transformed into a launch point for an epic maritime journey.The expedition led by Jean-François de La Pérouse was more than just a voyage; it was a royal commission, a scientific endeavor, and a daring leap into the unknown. Imagine the excitement as maps unfurled, revealing blank spaces in the vast Pacific, waiting to be filled with discovery. The goal? To catalog the Pacific, to collect specimens, and to create maps that would guide future explorers. This mission, ordered by…
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