Account of a Voyage in Search Ofla Perouse - Undertaken By Order of Constituent Assembly of France, Performed in

Klappentext This 1800 English translation, covering a scientifically significant voyage in Australasia, is accompanied by a volume of finely engraved plates. Zusammenfassung The French botanist Labillardière participated in the search for the missing La Pérouse expedition. Published in 1800, this is the English translation of his acclaimed narrative, complete with a volume of finely engraved plates. The work is especially notable for its descriptions and illustrations of the indigenous peoples of Australasia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of the route of the Espérance; Names and value of new French measures, compared with the old; 10. Stay in Rocky Bay; 11. Departure from Rocky Bay; 12. Departure from Adventure Bay; 13. Departure from Tongataboo; 14. Departure from New Caledonia; 15. Stay at Waygiou; Vocabulary of the Malay language; Vocabulary of the savages of Cape Diemen; Vocabulary of the language of the Friendly Islands; Vocabulary of the language of the natives of New Caledonia; Vocabulary of the language of the natives of Waygiou.

Product details

• Authors: Jacques-Julien Houtou De La Billardiere, Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108073769
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07376-9
• No. of pages: 482
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; An Account of a Voyage in Search of La Pérouse 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; France, European History, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Europe / France, TRAVEL / Europe / France, Expeditions: popular accounts