Published in 1891, Henry Roth's translation of Crozet's narrative
provided the first English account of the infamous French
expedition to the South Pacific. The ship left France in 1771 under
the command of Marion De Fresne (1724 1772). After exploring
Tasmania (the first Europeans to do so), De Fresne's party set out
for New Zealand, arriving shortly after Captain Cook. Crozet (1728
1782), took over command of the expedition when De Fresne and
twenty-six crew members were killed and allegedly eaten by local
Maori in the Bay of Islands. While much of the book is concerned
with the exploration of New Zealand, Roth's translation begins with
the origins of the expedition, the journey through the Pacific
islands, and Tasmania and the discovery of people there, ending
with descriptions of Guam and Manila. The work also includes a
preface and discussion of the literature of New Zealand by James R.
Boose.
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