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Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d’Urville
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Dumont d'Urville, engraving by Émile Lassalle after Maurin
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Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d’Urville: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Helen Rosenman (trans. and ed.), An Account in Two Volumes of Two Voyages to the South Seas…, 2 vol. (1987), is a translation of selections from D’Urville’s earlier works.

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Anniversary information added. May 19, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 28, 2024
Anniversary information added. May 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Scientist of the Day - Jules Dumont d’Urville. Sep 05, 2021
Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Biography of Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville. Jun 03, 2019
Article revised and updated. Oct 30, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Jules-Sebastien-Cesar Dumont d'Urville: 1790-1842. May 12, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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