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A collection of three accounts of Peril, Adventure and Captivity in
the 18th and 19th century: "The Sufferings of the Picard Family
after the Shipwreck of the Medusa in the Year 1816" Tells the story
of survivors of the the French naval frigate Meduse, which ran
aground off the coast of today's Mauritania on July 5, 1816. At
least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft;
all but 15 died in the 13 days before their rescue, and those who
survived endured starvation, dehydration, cannibalism and madness.
"The Captivity of M. De Brisson 1785" tells of a shipwrecked
survivor and his captivity among the natives of the western coast
of Africa. "Voyage of Madame Godin Along the River of the Amazons
1770" changes the scene from Africa to South America where the
adventures, perils and escapes of Madame Godin along the Amazon
River are recounted.
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: ++++British LibraryN030247With a half-title
and three final advertisement pages.London: printed for J. Johnson,
1789. 2], xii,173, 3]p.; 8
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it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
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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.
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>T164122<Notes><imprintFull>London:
printed for C. Forster, 1789. <collation>xii,216p.; 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.
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