Terra Firma: The La Perouse Atlas of a Lost Voyage

In 1785, the Comte de La Pérouse set sail on an ambitious Pacific voyage. The journey of discovery took the crew to far-flung sites including Easter Island, Macao, and Alaska where they documented the landscapes, people, flora and fauna. In 1788 an instalment of their observations, detailed depictions, journals and charts were sent back to France aboard a British ship they encountered in Australia. Later that year, the expedition disappeared. Almost 40 years later, the wreckage of La Pérouse’s two ships were discovered by an Irish sea captain, although there were no signs of the crew. Walk through the mystery of the ill-starred voyage with Peter Drummey.