Voyage Round the World, Performed By Order of His Most Christian - Majesty, in the Years 1766 176

Klappentext English translation of de Bougainville's famous Voyage Autour du Monde! his 1771 account of his circumnavigation of the globe. Zusammenfassung This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde (1771) by Louis de Bougainville (1729–1811), French admiral and explorer. Describing de Bougainville's adventures on the voyage, it includes graphic descriptions of the discomforts and perils of sea voyages in the eighteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Translator's preface; Introduction; Part I. Departure from France - Clearing the Straits of Magalhaens: 1. Departure of the Boudeuse from Nantes; 2. Account of the establishment of the Spaniards in Rio de la Plata; 3. Departure from Montevideo; 4. Detail of the natural history of the Isles Malouines; 5. Navigation from the Malouines to Rio-Janeiro; 6. Departure from Rio-Janeiro; 7. Accounts of the missions in Paraguay, and the expulsion of the Jesuits from that province; 8. Departure from Montevideo; 9. The run from the Isle of Elizabeth, through the straits of Magalhaens; Part II. From our Entrance into the Western Sea, to our Return to France: 1. The run from the straits of Magalhaens to our arrival at the Isle of Taiti; 2. Stay at Taiti; 3. Description of the new island; 4. Departure from Taiti; 5. Run from the great Cyclades; 6. Run from Port Praslin to the Moluccas; 7. Run from Boero to Batavia; 8. Stay at Batavia, and particulars concerning the Moluccas; 9. Departure from Batavia; Vocabulary of the language of Taiti Island.

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• Authors: Lewis De Bougainville, Louis De Bougainville, Bougainville Louis de
• Assisted by: John Reinhold Forster (Translation), Forster John Reinhold (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.2011
• EAN: 9781108031875
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03187-5
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / History, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Expeditions: popular accounts, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, Geographical discovery and exploration, C 1700 To C 1800