Laperouse, a mariner from Albi

We have some Australians staying in the gite at the moment who tell us they are very keen to go to Albi and research the mariner Laperouse. They live just outside of Sydney and they say that there is a really interesting Museum at Botany Bay  in the National Park with dramatic views to the East Pacific Ocean. The Museum boasts a collection of nearly 2,000 items relating to the Laperouse Expedition  of  1785 - 1788 and one of the most significant items is a map with 72 coloured drawings and maps. Must be worth a fortune, as a retired bookseller I can tell you maps this old are big bucks. Laperouse originated from Albi and googling I see that there is a site www.laperouse-france.fr/  for more info. on the man. Laperouse left Botany Bay  1788 in two ships  on his return journey to France and vanished . If interested find out more by googling Laperouse, it is a quite fascinating story.