Indigenes de la haute Californie.

Rare lithograph of San Francisco from one of the rarest of all French voyages of discovery.

The Venus had left Kamchatka for the Aleutian Islands, having confirmed that the island of ‘Nuniwak’, shown on some British charts, did not exist, he next looked for ‘Saavaty Island’, supposedly discovered by some Japanese sailors, but with the same result. The Venus then headed for California and anchored in Monterey Bay on 18/10/37. Dupetit-Thouars found the settlement in ruins, with only a handful monks and few native American families left. The ships stayed until 14/11/37.

From the official account by Abel du Petit-Thouars, Voyage Autour du Monde sur La Venus 1836-1839.

References:
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 : 21354.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 2970.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 518.
Howgego, J. Encyclopedia of Exploration 1800-1850. Sydney 2004 : D38, pp.185-187.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1357149
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier : ark:/12148/bpt6k63340942
New York Public Library: RLIN/OCLC: 8686754