Join Us in France · Sunday, September 6, 2026
Departing in 1785 with two ships, the Boussole and Astrolabe, Lapérouse's expedition embarked on an extensive voyage. They sailed around Cape Horn, explored the coasts of North and South America, visited Hawaii and Japan, and reached Siberia before heading into the South Pacific.
“So Lapérouse leaves from Brest with two ships, the Boussole and the Astrolabe. Okay, so that's like the Compass and the Astrolabe.”
“He goes from, obviously he leaves from Brest. So Lapérouse leaves from Brest with two ships, the Boussole and the Astrolabe. Okay, so that's like the Compass and the Astrolabe.”
“And he continues up north, goes all the way up the west coast of North America, stops in Monterey, California, goes all the way up to the bay of, above what is now Seattle, comes back, crosses the Pacific, goes to Macau, then to China, goes up the sea that separates Japan from China.”