Narrative and Successful Result of a Voyage in the South Seas - Performed By Order of Government of British India, to Ascertain

A two-volume account, published in 1829, of the sensational discovery of two French ships wrecked in the Pacific in 1788.

List of contents

1. Manners and customs of the Friendly Islands; 2. Occurrences from Tonga to the isle of Rothuma; 3. Occurrences at Mannicola; 4. Occurrences after leaving Mannicola; 5. Occurrences from Queen Charlotte's Island to New Zealand; 6. Occurrences from New Zealand to Port Jackson; 7. Arrival at Calcutta, and occurrences there; 8. Voyage to Europe; Appendix.

Summary

Trader and adventurer Peter Dillon (1788–1847) spent much of his life in the Pacific. When he discovered artefacts from a lost French expedition, his familiarity with Pacific Islander cultures enabled him to establish its fate, and acquire many items from the shipwrecks. This two-volume 1829 publication tells the story.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Dillon, Dillon Peter
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781108083348
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08334-8
• No. of pages: 446
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; Narrative and Successful Result of a Voyage in the South Seas 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General