Voyage to Madagascar, and the East Indies - To Which Is Added M. Brunel''s Memoir on the Chinese Trade

Klappentext Published in 1793, traveller and physicist Alexis-Marie de Rochon's fascinating account was the first study of Madagascar by a European. Zusammenfassung This 1793 publication was the first European study of Madagascar. Based on Alexis-Marie de Rochon's observations as scientific advisor on French voyages of discovery in the 1770s! this valuable work provides accounts of the island's natural history and anthropology with a view to promoting French settlement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; A voyage to Madagascar; Memoir on the Chinese trade.

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• Authors: Alexis Rochon, Alexis-Marie De Rochon, Rochon Alexis-Marie de
• Assisted by: Joseph Trapp (Translation), Trapp Joseph (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781108060905
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06090-5
• No. of pages: 460
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; TRAVEL / Africa / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, TRAVEL / Asia / Southeast, Madagascar, Expeditions: popular accounts, maritime history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, Indonesia, African History, C 1700 To C 1800