Peter Dillon

Narrative and Successful Result of a Voyage in the South Seas 2 Volume Set

Performed by Order of the Government of British India, to Ascertain the Actual Fate of La Pérouse's Expedition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A two-volume account, published in 1829, of the sensational discovery of two French ships wrecked in the Pacific in 1788.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 836
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 1061g
• ISBN-13: 9781108083355
• ISBN-10: 1108083358
• Artikelnr.: 44263553

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: Preface
Introduction
1. Voyage in the South Seas
2. Negociation with the government of British India
3. Occurrences from Calcutta to Van Dieman's Land
4. Occurrences at Van Dieman's Land
5. Occurrences from Van Dieman's Land to Port Jackson
6. Occurrences from Port Jackson to New Zealand
7. Occurrences at New Zealand
8. Occurrences from New Zealand to Tonga. Volume 2: 1. Manners and customs of the Friendly Islands
2. Occurrences from Tonga to the isle of Rothuma
3. Occurrences at Mannicola
4. Occurrences after leaving Mannicola
5. Occurrences from Queen Charlotte's Island to New Zealand
6. Occurrences from New Zealand to Port Jackson
7. Arrival at Calcutta, and occurrences there
8. Voyage to Europe
Appendix.