In 1836, the French King Louis-Philippe, enthusiastic for Southern
Hemisphere exploration, supported J. Dumont d'Urville's plan for a
circumnavigation focusing on the South Seas. D'Urville (1790-1842)
had already distinguished himself on two Pacific expeditions and
was eager to rival the achievements of James Cook. Between 1837 and
1840, the ships Astrolabe and Zelee explored the waters of the
Antarctic area and Oceania in extremely harsh conditions: almost
forty crew members died or deserted. However, d'Urville discovered
a new portion of the Antarctic coast, shed light on the ethnography
of several Pacific islands and brought back multitudes of botanical
specimens. His impressive contributions to the fields of geography,
natural history and ethnography were gathered in this ten-volume
work, published between 1841 and 1846. In Volume 1, published in
1841, d'Urville recounts the perils of the journey from France to
the Strait of Magellan, via Rio de Janeiro.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration, Volume 1 |
| Release date: |
May 2012 |
| First published: |
May 2012 |
| Authors: |
Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
386 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-04988-7 |
| Languages: |
French
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Historical geography
|
| LSN: |
1-108-04988-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781108049887 |
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