Voyage to South Sea Along Coasts of Chili Peru, in Years 1712, 1713, - With a Postscript By Dr Edmund Halley an Account of Settlement,

Klappentext The 1717 English translation of an important 1716 French work, containing historically valuable maps of the Chilean and Peruvian coasts. Zusammenfassung The first reliable maps of the Chilean and Peruvian coasts were drawn by the French explorer Amédée-François Frézier (1682–1773). They are reproduced in this popular travel account, reissued here in its English translation of 1717. The work also includes enlightened observations on the people, plants and animals encountered. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; A voyage to the South-Sea; Postscript; Index.

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• Authors: Ame de E. Franc Ois Fre Zier, Amedee-Francois Frezier, Amédée François Frézier, Edmond Halley
• Assisted by: Halley Edmond (Afterword)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2014
• EAN: 9781108077002
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07700-2
• No. of pages: 428
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography