Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

From NZ National Library Catalogue details:

"The magnificent record of d'Urville's first circumnavigation as expedition commander, following his voyage with Duperrey in the Coquille, now renamed the Astrolabe in commemoration of La Pérouse's missing vessel ... during the three years cruise (1826-9) d'Urville spent 67 days (Jan./Mar. 1827) in New Zealand waters and ashore. From landfall near Cape Farewell he sailed into Tasman Bay, discovered French Pass and made most detailed coastal surveys around Cook Strait on his route up the East Coast to the Bay of Islands, exploring Hauraki Gulf. [With relation to the 5 vols. of Histoire du voyage] apart from background references in vol. 1, vols. 2 & 3 deal almost entirely with New Zealand. Vol. 2 in addition to the journal-narrative of the visit, has a lengthy section on the Maoris (p. 387-573 ... vol. 3, under title, Pièces justificatives sur la Nouvell-Zélande, is an informed and judicious series of extracts from published material of Cook, De Surville, Crozet, the Missionary register (thoroughly scanned), etc. Much on Marsden, Kendall, Ruatara, Hongi and others"--Bagnall.

Includes New Zealand flora and fauna, species of insects, meteorological observations, hydrographical information and table of geographical positions. Also includes French-Māori and Māori-French vocabulary, with Māori in a comparative table of Polynesion and associated vocabularies.