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Rare love letters to French aristocrat shed light on Louis XVI maritime mystery
<p>‘Miracle’ cache of letters written by French scientist who died in ill-fated La Pérouse mission give personal account of 1785 voyage</p><p>As he prepared to climb the scaffolding to be publicly executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793, Louis XVI is reported to have asked: “Is there news of Monsieur de la Pérouse?”</p><p>He was referring to <a href="https