Extracted from v. 3 of the "Zoologie" section of: Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville, capitaine de vaisseau. Paris : J. Tastu, 1830-1835.

Text v. has half-title only; imprint and statement of responsibility supplied from NUC pre-1956, v. 151, p. 483; dates of publication from Annals and magazine of natural history, 7th ser., v. 8 (1901), p. 333 and from BM (nat. hist.), v. 2, p. 603.

"Fin du troisième volume" --P. 720 of text v.

Atlas t.p. dated 1833.

Some plates in the atlas have blind-embossed seals for "Voyage de l'Astrolabe, Dumont d'Urville, Commandant, J.T."

Includes bibliographical references.

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

SCNHRB copy (v. 1, text: 39088008689366; v. 2, atlas: 39088008689358) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift from Mrs. E.A. Lachner in memory of Dr. Ernest A. Lachner.

SCNHRB copy has stamp on text and atlas v.: Ernest A. Lachner; autograph of former owner: H.A. Fehlmann.

SCNHRB copy has stamp on atlas t.p.: Von Naturk. Vereeniging Ned. Indie.

SCNHRB copy has modern gilt-tooled black half-morocco bindings with black embossed-cloth-covered boards; raised bands; gilt lettered binder's title: Astrolabe poissons.

SCNHRB copy of the atlas is shelved with folios.