...Australia, New Zealand, Oceania 1826-1829, Straits of Magellan, Chile, Oceania, New Guinea, Australia, South East Asia, Tasmania, Antarctica, New Zealand, Torres Strait 1837-1840 in the corvettes Astrolabe 1826-1829, Astrolabe and Ze´le´e 1837-1840 / Jules S.-C. Dumont D'Urville ; translated from the French and retold by Helen Rosenman." Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790 - 1842) was a French explorer, naval officer and rear admiral, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. Abridged version of a two volume account.