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After the French and Indian War, in which France and England had
fought over the control of North America, the French government
decided to send an expedition to the Falkland Islands, or Isles
Malouines, with a view to founding a colony where the Acadians
expelled from Canada could settle. Under the command of
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), the 1763-4 expedition
claimed these islands for France and established a base at Port
Saint Louis. This work, translated from French and first published
in English in 1771, is an illustrated account of this endeavour by
Antoine-Joseph Pernety (1716-96), a naturalist and writer who took
part in the expedition. Notably, it contains the first description
of the geological phenomena of the stone runs on East Falkland. The
latter part of the work is a compilation of letters and notes
pertaining to subsequent voyages to Patagonia and the Straits of
Magellan.
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The Great Art
Antoine-Joseph Pernety
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R656
Discovery Miles 6 560
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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