Books worth reading
The association now offers you the chance to buy books, comics and brochures related to the world of our navigator, at unbeatable prices. Most of these books are unfortunately in French, but perhaps you can read French without any problem.
All you have to do is make your choice from the books below. For more information on a book, click on the image.
To place an order, follow the instructions at the end of the page.
Books to learn more about Lapérouse
Le voyage de Lapérouse
“Lapérouse was a generous sailor and a passionate navigator. With him, France inaugurated the era of scientific navigation, a new era in which navigators’ sole purpose is to complete the history of mankind” (Michèle Alliot-Marie).
Narrative of Lapérouse’s navigation, annotated by Jean-Baptiste Barthélémy de Lesseps, sole survivor of the expedition.
- Reference : LV01
- Published by : Pôle d’Images Editions
- Publication date : Q4 2005
- Pages : 205
- Price : 10 €
Lapérouse et sa famille
A book to discover the Lapérouse family and its roots in Rouergue and Albigeois.
- Reference : LV03
- Published by : Atelier Graphique Saint Jean
- Publication date : May 1992
- Pages : 506
- Price : 3 €
Lapérouse – Voyage autour du Monde
On August 1, 1785, La Boussole and l’Astrolabe left the port of Brest for the last voyage of the Age of Enlightenment. An extraordinary voyage that unfortunately ended on the reefs of Vanikoro…
This book, produced with the “Thalassa” team, brings to life Lapérouse’s extraordinary voyage.
- Reference : LV02
- Published by : Edition de Conti
- Publication date : 2005
- Pages : 127
- Price : 15 €
L’incroyable voyage de M. de Lapérouse
A must-have comic book to relive Lapérouse’s extraordinary voyage.
- Reference : LV04
- Authors : Sophie Humann, Emmanuel Cerisier
- Published by : Gulfstream
- Publication : Décembre 2015
- Pages : 92
- Price : 15 €
Additional booklets
Lapérouse au musée d’Albi
A booklet providing the essentials on the life and work of Jean-François de Galaup de Lapérouse.
- Reference : LT01
- Published by : Association Lapérouse Albi France
- Pages : 88
- Price : 5 €
Lapérouse dans la marine et les colonies du Roi
This booklet retraces Lapérouse’s career in the royal navy and the colonies, which led Louis XVI to choose him as a maritime explorer.
- Reference : LT02
- Published by : Association Lapérouse albi France
- Publication date : June 2004
- Pages : 96
- Price : 5 €
Lapérouse d’Albi à Vanikoro
This booklet is based on the exhibition “Lapérouse d’Albi à Vanikoro”, organized in Albi in 1988. It tells the story of Lapérouse’s various expeditions.
- Reference : LT03
- Pages : 70
- Published by : Association Lapérouse Albi France
- Publication date : 1988
- Price : 5 €
Des voiles françaises pour l’indépendance américaine
This booklet is based on the exhibition held in Albi in 2013, which focused on France’s involvement in the American War of Independence and highlighted the role played by Lapérouse.
- Reference : LT04
- Published by : Association Lapérouse Albi France
- Publication date: September 2013
- Pages : 59
- Price : 5 €
Lapérouse, navigateur des Lumières
This booklet, available in three languages (French, English, Russian), illustrates the originality of Lapérouse’s expeditions, a man who did not seek to conquer territories but to gain a better understanding of our planet’s populations.
- References : LT05-fr, LT05-en, LT05-ru
- Published by : Association Lapérouse Albi France
- Pages : 38
- Price : 5 € for each reference
How to place an order
Instructions
To place an order, follow the procedure below:
- Fill in the “Order form” on this page and send it to us by clicking on the “Send” button.
- Check the confirmation e-mail we’ll send you within 48 hours. This e-mail will tell you :
- the amount of the shipping costs corresponding to your order (14€ maximum for shipping in France),
- the total amount due (price of books ordered + shipping costs),
- the payment procedure (by bank transfer or cheque).
- Proceed to the payment of the total amount due according to the instructions you will have received by e-mail.
- Receipt of this payment will trigger shipment.
- Your order will be delivered within a week or so.