An Officer of the Blue. Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne South Sea Explorer 1724-1772. By Edward Duyker.

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Melbourne U.P. 1994. Royal 8vo. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. (xviii 230pp.). With 28 full-page plates some of which are col and maps. Inscription on half title page. Fine. NOTE: French explorer Marion Dufresne was one of the most colourful characters in Australian maritime history who reached Tasmania before the English.