Australian Historical Medals
Lot 736 SESSION 3 - 2.30PM Tuesday 29 July Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $7,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $6,000
LA PEROUSE'S EXPLORING EXPEDITION, 1785, in bronze (60mm) by R.Duvivier (MH 170). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 90 (lot 623) and Bentleigh Collection.
In 1785 La Perouse sailed with the ships 'Boussole' and 'Astrolabe' and explored the far eastern coasts of Asia and Australia. In 1788 he sailed from Botany Bay, but both ships were lost with all hands near the New Hebrides.
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