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One of the great maritime mysteries of the late 18th and early 19th centuries was the disappearance of the French ships La Astrolabe and La Boussole under the command of La Perouse.   They were last sighted leaving Botany Bay in 1788 but it would be another 40 years before the world discovered what became ofContinue reading “Loss of La Astrolabe and La Boussole: a 40 Year Mystery”