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A Voyage round the World, Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766-1769 (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,518
Discovery Miles 15 180
A Voyage round the World, Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766-1769 (Paperback): Louis de...

A Voyage round the World, Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766-1769 (Paperback)

Louis de Bougainville; Translated by John Reinhold Forster

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

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This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde (1771) by Louis de Bougainville (1729 1811), French admiral and explorer. The contemporary fascination with global circumnavigation created demand for this translation by John Reinhold Forster (1729 98), which includes many annotations and comments from the translator himself on de Bougainville's observations. Describing all of de Bougainville's adventures on the voyage (which took place between 1766 and 1769) as well as his descriptions of local flora and fauna, the gripping tale includes such interesting passages as the unmasking of the botanist's valet as a woman (the first known to have circumnavigated the globe); de Bougainville's famous descriptions of Tahitian society; and graphic descriptions of the discomforts and perils of sea voyaging in the eighteenth century. It includes a copy of the original eighteenth-century plot of the route, and several plates representing original sketches from the trip.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Release date: August 2011
First published: May 2011
Authors: Louis de Bougainville
Translators: John Reinhold Forster
Dimensions: 244 x 170 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-03187-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: French
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN: 1-108-03187-0
Barcode: 9781108031875

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