Autograph letter signed to Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas : Paris, Sept. 30, 1741.

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Autograph letter signed to Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas : Paris, Sept. 30, 1741.

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Bouvet was an explorer of the southern oceans, and proposes to Maurepas and other officials that he be permitted to lead an expedition to establish a French commercial base on the island of Terra Australes de Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific.

4 leaves ; 32 cm.

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Secretary of the Navy in France, 1723-1749; Secretary of the Royal Household, 1715-1749; member of France's Conseil d'en haut, the most important of the royal councils. From the description of Maurepas collection, 1694-1749 (bulk 1740-1749). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936538 French minister of state for the marine and the royal household under Louis XV (1723-1749); chief advisor and minister of state to Louis XVI (1774-1781). Official reports, docume...