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Published in English translation in 1793, this was the first study
of Madagascar by a European. A member of the Academie des Sciences,
Alexis-Marie de Rochon (1741 1817) was a distinguished French
physicist, astronomer and traveller. He was involved in scientific
voyages of discovery in the 1770s, conducting a hydrographic survey
of the Indian Ocean. The present account was intended to show the
advantages of French settlement in Madagascar and includes details
of geography, anthropology and agriculture. In discussing cocoa and
sugar, Rochon outlines the potential advantages of steam engines in
sugar factories. He also provides an exploration history of the
region and an interesting account of colonial leaders, notably
Maurice Benyovszky (1746 86), the explorer-adventurer who was
appointed governor of Madagascar by Louis XV. The work also
includes a 'Memoir of the Chinese Trade', which details the many
products traded between Europe and China in the late eighteenth
century.
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