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The French entered the Pacific in the late 17th century, but the
ocean remained largely a Spanish preserve until British navigators
began to cross its vast expanse in the mid 1760s. France's concerns
that Britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant
they welcomed Louis de Bougainville's voyage of exploration
undertaken in 1766-9. After handing over the colony he had
established in the Falkland Islands to Spain, he sailed through the
still relatively unknown Straits of Magellan into the poorly
charted South Pacific. He made a number of discoveries in the south
west, but was too late to discover Tahiti, where Samuel Wallis had
preceded him by less than a year. Reports on Bougainville's
reception there and on life in the island were to create wide
interest and controversy in Europe. He then sailed to the Samoan
Islands and on to Vanuatu, as far as the Great Barrier Reef, and
north towards New Guinea and the Samoan Islands making a number of
discoveries and all the while leaving his name to a number of
features, the best known of which are the island of Bougainville
and the Bougainvillea flower. He returned home by way of the Dutch
East Indies and the Indian Ocean. Although Bougainville published
an account of his voyage in 1771, his original journal was
published only in 1977; the present volume makes the latter text
available for the first time in English translation.
The French entered the Pacific in the late 17th century, but the
ocean remained largely a Spanish preserve until British navigators
began to cross its vast expanse in the mid 1760s. France's concerns
that Britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant
they welcomed Louis de Bougainville's voyage of exploration
undertaken in 1766-9. After handing over the colony he had
established in the Falkland Islands to Spain, he sailed through the
still relatively unknown Straits of Magellan into the poorly
charted South Pacific. He made a number of discoveries in the south
west, but was too late to discover Tahiti, where Samuel Wallis had
preceded him by less than a year. Reports on Bougainville's
reception there and on life in the island were to create wide
interest and controversy in Europe. He then sailed to the Samoan
Islands and on to Vanuatu, as far as the Great Barrier Reef, and
north towards New Guinea and the Samoan Islands making a number of
discoveries and all the while leaving his name to a number of
features, the best known of which are the island of Bougainville
and the Bougainvillea flower. He returned home by way of the Dutch
East Indies and the Indian Ocean. Although Bougainville published
an account of his voyage in 1771, his original journal was
published only in 1977; the present volume makes the latter text
available for the first time in English translation.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on
English life and social history, this collection spans the world as
it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles
include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of
nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world
that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American
Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side
of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>Cambridge
University
Library<ESTCID>T175592<Notes><imprintFull>Dublin:
printed for J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, J. Potts, W. Sleater, D.
Chamberlaine and 5 others in Dublin], 1772.
<collation>xxxii,480p., plates: map(folding); 8
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Viaje Alrededor Del Mundo Por La Fragata Del Rey La, 1
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville Calpe, 1921
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Viaje Alrededor Del Mundo Por La Fragata Del Rey La "Boudeuse"
Y La Fusta La "Estrella" En 1767, 1768 Y 1769 ...; Volume 1 Of
Viaje Alrededor Del Mundo Por La Fragata Del Rey La"Boudeuse" Y La
Fusta La"Estrella" En 1767, 1768 Y 1769; Louis-Antoine De
Bougainville (comte) Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (comte) Gallego
de Dant�n, Josefina Calpe, 1921 Voyages around the world
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