A Voyage round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and… Volume 1

A Voyage round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and… Volume 1

A Voyage round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by the Boussole and AstrolabeAuthor(s): Jean-Franois de Galaup, comte de La Prouse, L. A. Millet-Mureau\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108031837, 978-1108031837\nSynopsis\nJean Franois de Galaup, comte de La Prouse [tel] was a French explorer appointed by Louis XVI to lead an expedition to explore the Pacific Ocean, which ended in disaster when in 1788 the ships left Botany Bay in Australia on course for the islands of Oceania, and were never heard from again. However, La Prouse had sent back via a British ship letters, journals and charts which form the basis of these detailed volumes (first published in English translation in 1799), providing a fascinating account of the journey and the discoveries of the expedition. They provide valuable insights into the social and political context of contemporary scientific na.

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