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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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R590
Discovery Miles 5 900
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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A Benedictine scholar and naturalist, Antoine-Joseph Pernety (1716
96) produced this early and invaluable description of the natural
history of the Falkland Islands (or isles Malouines). He had
arrived there as part of the 1763 4 expedition led by Louis-Antoine
de Bougainville, claiming the islands for France. A small colony
was established, allowing Pernety to provide an account of an
ecosystem as yet unaffected by a human population. He spent some
months studying the landscape, flora, fauna and climate, and his
observations and drawings were published in these two volumes in
1770 (a one-volume English translation of 1771 is also reissued in
this series). Additional material from other voyages, to Patagonia
and the Straits of Magellan, provides information on contact with
indigenous peoples in South America. Volume 1 discusses the
inspiration behind the 1763 4 expedition, detailing the journey
itself before continuing to an in-depth study of the natural
history of the Falklands."
A Benedictine scholar and naturalist, Antoine-Joseph Pernety (1716
96) produced this early and invaluable description of the natural
history of the Falkland Islands (or isles Malouines). He had
arrived there as part of the 1763 4 expedition led by Louis-Antoine
de Bougainville, claiming the islands for France. A small colony
was established, allowing Pernety to provide an account of an
ecosystem as yet unaffected by a human population. He spent some
months studying the landscape, flora, fauna and climate, and his
observations and drawings were published in these two volumes in
1770 (a one-volume English translation of 1771 is also reissued in
this series). Additional material from other voyages, to Patagonia
and the Straits of Magellan, provides information on contact with
indigenous peoples in South America. Volume 2 includes this
material from other authors. A series of detailed maps and drawings
conclude the volume."
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