An account of the lost Pacific expedition of La P rouse (1741 88) first published in English in 1799.

Translator's preface; Editor's preface; Introduction by the editor; Decree of the National Assembly, February 1, 1791; Decree of the National Assembly, April 22, 1791; General list of the officers, men of letters, artists, seaman and marines, embarked on board the frigates la Boussole and l'Astrolabe; Private instructions from the king to the sieur de la Pérouse; Extract from the general instructions of Mr. de la Pérouse, June 26, 1785; Notes geographical and historical, to be subjoined to the king's private instructions to Mr. de la Pérouse; Letter from the marshal de Castries to Mr. de Condorcet, perpetual secretary to the academy of sciences; Memoir drawn up by the academy of science for the astronomers and others, embarked under the command of Mr. de la Pérouse; Questions proposed by the society of medicine to the navigators accompanying Mr. de la Pérouse; Experiments to be made for preserving the water put on board from corruption, communicated to Mr. de la Pérouse, by the abbé Tessier; Memoir for the direction of the gardener in the duties he has to perform on his voyage round the world, by Mr. Thouin; Catalogue of goods and merchandise put on board the vessels under the order of Mr. de la Pérouse, for the purpose of barter, and making presents; Summary of the instruments of astronomy, navigation, natural philosophy, chemistry, &c. &c. for the use of the men of science and artists employed in the voyage of discovery; Catalogue of books of voyages, astronomy, navigation, physics, natural history, delivered to Mr. de la Pérouse, for the use of the officers and men of science embarked under his command; Narrative of an interesting voyage of the frigate la Princess, from Manilla to San Blas, in 1780, 1781; Extract from the account of a voyage made in 1779, by Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle, ensign of a frigate in the service of the king of Spain, to explore the western coast of North America: 1. Object of the expedition; 2. Description of the island of St. Catherine; 3. Description of Conception; 4. Description of Easter Island; 5. Excursion of Mr. de Langle into the interior parts of Easter Island; 6. Departure from Easter Island; 7. Departure from the Sandwich Islands; 8. Continuation of our stay at Port des Français; 9. Description of Port des Français; 10. Departure from Port des Français; 11. Description of Monterey Bay; 12. Astronomical observations; 13. Departure from Monterey; 14. Arrival at Macao; 15. Arrival at Cavite; 16. Departure from Cavite.