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The "Astrolabe"

Tags: craft | sailing schooner

Built in France in 1811 as an armed exploration vessel, the Astrolabe conducted surveys, and made maps of the Mediterranean and Black seas. Later she circumnavigated the globe and explored and mapped the south polar regions. She was finally retired in 1851.

 

Text and images are provided by Tamkang University Maritime Museum