Under my eyes I had the excellent charts of the Torres Strait that had been surveyed and drawn up by the hydrographic engineer Vincendon Dumoulin and Sublieutenant (now Admiral) Coupvent-Desbois, who were part of Dumont d'Urville's general staff during his final voyage to circumnavigate the globe.
Tenía yo a la vista los excelentes mapas del estrecho de Torres levantados y trazados por el ingeniero hidrógrafo Vincendon Dumoulin ypor el teniente de navío Coupvent Desbois -almirante en la actualidad-, integrantes del estado mayor de Dumont d'Urville durante el último viaje de circunnavegación realizado por éste.