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In the first part, we mentioned the beginnings of the departure of Malaspina expedition. Let us now talk about the most remarkable period: the expedition around the world, four years after that of Lapérouse An expedition inspired by that of Lapérouse (1789-1794) We have seen how Ambrosio Malaspina who had received Laperouse in Concepcion, then

You probably know Brest for its incredible Musée National de la Marine, housed in the town’s old medieval castle, or for its port. But did you know that since the 1980s, the port and streets of Brest have been invaded by a spectacular event? The Fêtes de la mer celebrates ships, sailors and maritime stories!

We had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Masashi Mitani to Albi from Japan with his wife, from 28 to 31 October 2023. Mr Mitani is particularly interested in the humanist work of Lapérouse. Jean-Marie Pestel took him on a tour of Albi and the Musée de la Marine in Paris, following in the footsteps of

In February of this year 2023, Mr Jim Brennan came to see ALAF (Association Lapérouse Albi France) and, especially, Jean-Marie in Albi. What was the reason?  Jim is born in Alaska, but, the story that I am going to tell begins with his father. It all starts during his childhood, when Jim was on a

DNA and genealogy for identification purposes We devoted our two previous articles to the search to identify the skeleton found on 22 November 2003 in the Vanikoro fault. We recall that it lay buried in a mass of coral, on the ship La Boussole, commanded by Lapérouse. A thesis submitted in 2007 by Coranie Lutton