Louis De Bougainville, Lewis De Bougainville

A Voyage Round the World, Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766-1769

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Produktbeschreibung

English translation of de Bougainville's famous Voyage Autour du Monde, his 1771 account of his circumnavigation of the globe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 927g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031875
• ISBN-10: 1108031870
• Artikelnr.: 33628420

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Translator's preface
Introduction
Part I. Departure from France - Clearing the Straits of Magalhaens: 1. Departure of the Boudeuse from Nantes
2. Account of the establishment of the Spaniards in Rio de la Plata
3. Departure from Montevideo
4. Detail of the natural history of the Isles Malouines
5. Navigation from the Malouines to Rio-Janeiro
6. Departure from Rio-Janeiro
7. Accounts of the missions in Paraguay, and the expulsion of the Jesuits from that province
8. Departure from Montevideo
9. The run from the Isle of Elizabeth, through the straits of Magalhaens
Part II. From our Entrance into the Western Sea, to our Return to France: 1. The run from the straits of Magalhaens to our arrival at the Isle of Taiti
2. Stay at Taiti
3. Description of the new island
4. Departure from Taiti
5. Run from the great Cyclades
6. Run from Port Praslin to the Moluccas
7. Run from Boero to Batavia
8. Stay at Batavia, and particulars concerning the Moluccas
9. Departure from Batavia
Vocabulary of the language of Taiti Island.