The voyage (1822-1825) ,
led by Duperrey, concentrated on the exploration of the
Pacific.
Duperray's second-in-command, Réné Lesson
was the naturalist on the voyage. The Coquille called at
Brazil, the Falkland Islands, Concepciõn, Callao,
and Payta.
The Pacific islands visited were the Tuamotu Archipelago,
Tahiti and the Society Islands, Tonga, Rotuma, the Gilbert
and Caroline Islands, and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Australia was visited twice, and explorations made of New
Zealand and the Maoris were of particular significance.
Vast quantities of ethnographic and scientific data were
collected.
