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Illustration of a French colonial avis, the Dumont d'Urville, with a portrait of the commander in the background. Printed text indicates its characteristics: 2,000 tons, armed with 3 cannons of 138 mm, commissioned in 1932. Reverse: biographical text on Dumont d'Urville (1790–1842), a great navigator who discovered the remains of the Laperouse fleet in 1788. Mention of the J.F.M. collection and the publisher Giraud Rivec-Gen.