▁joined ▁the ▁first ▁government - supported ▁expedition ▁capt ained ▁by ▁Nicolas ▁Baud in ▁towards ▁T ener ife , ▁St . ▁Thomas , ▁St . ▁Cro ix ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁( 1 7 9 6 - 1 7 9 8 ) ▁( J ang oux ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁ 3 0 ). ▁The ▁voyage ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁ 2 9 6 ▁bird ▁spec im ens ▁collected ▁by ▁M aug é ▁were ▁brought ▁back ; ▁ 1 4 0 + ▁spec im ens ▁still ▁surv ive . ▁A ged ▁ 4 2 , ▁( Hor ner ▁ 1 9 8 7 : ▁ 4 0 0 ) ▁he ▁again ▁left ▁with ▁Baud in ▁on ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁T ener ife , ▁Maur it ius , ▁Australia ▁and ▁Tim or ▁with ▁the ▁cor v ette ▁Le ▁Gé og rap he ▁and ▁the ▁store - ship ▁Le ▁Natural iste ▁which ▁left ▁Le ▁Hav re ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁M aug é ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Antoine - La urent ▁de ▁J uss ieu , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁M N H N , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁expedition ▁zo olog ists . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Le ▁Gé og rap he ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Tas mania ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁Maria ▁Island ▁( B aud in ▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁ 3 4 0 ). ▁ ▁Zo ological