Where Fate Beckons: The Life of Jean-Francois de la Perouse by Dunmore John
Author:Dunmore, John
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Exisle Publishing Pty Ltd
Published: 2006-07-14T16:00:00+00:00
The town of Albi, Languedoc, as it was in the eighteenth century.
Le Gô, the country house of the La Pérouse family, where Jean-François was born.
The home of the La Pérouse family in Albi.
The fort at the naval port of Brest, where Jean-François began his career as a cadet.
The Battle of Quiberon Bay: the Day After, a painting by Richard Wright.
Jean-François de La Pérouse.
Eléonore Bwudou, who waited eight years to marry Jean-François.
Louis XVI and his minister the Marquis de Castries give their final instructions to La Pérouse before he leaves on his long voyage, 29 June 1785. Painting by Nicolas Monsiau.
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