The Voyage of Francois Leguat of Bresse to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and the Cape of Good Hope - Transcribed from the First English Edition (Paperback)

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Francois Leguat (1637-1735) was a French Huguenot who became the leader of a group of seven Huguenot refugees forced to colonise the island of Rodriguez in 1693, after the French claimed their intended destination, the Ile de Reunion. He remained on the island for two years, before escaping via the neighbouring island of Mauritius. Volume 2 describes his imprisonment on Mauritius and in Jakarta before his return to Europe via the Cape of Good Hope in 1698.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series, Volume 2
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	March 2010
Editors:	Samuel Pasfield Oliver
Authors:	Francois Leguat
Dimensions:	216 x 20 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-01352-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-108-01352-X
Barcode:	9781108013529

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