DUMONT D'URVILLE (Jules) Voyage au pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes L'Astrolabe et La Zélée, exécuté par ordre du roi pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 Paris: Gide, 1841-1846. -10 volumes in-8, dark green half calf, ornate smooth spine, speckled edges (period binding). First edition of the text alone of the account of the last voyage of the famous explorer Jules Dumont D'Urville (1790-1843). The first three volumes were written by Dumont d'Urville, while the following seven volumes, published posthumously, were written by Clément-Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin (1811-1858), the expedition's hydrographer, based on Dumont d'Urville's journals and notebooks, as well as his own notes and those of the officers. Each volume, with the exception of the last, is accompanied by a large fold-out map depicting the region covered, making a total of nine maps. A fine copy. Spines slightly faded. Worm damage on first cover of second volume, not serious. Some foxing.