A Voyage to Madagascar, and the East Indies by Alexis-Marie d... - 9781108060905
A Voyage to Madagascar, and the East IndiesTo Which Is Added M. Brunel's Memoir on the Chinese Trade\nAuthor(s): Alexis-Marie de Rochon, Joseph Trapp\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108060905, 978-1108060905\nSynopsis\nPublished in English translation in 1793, this was the first study of Madagascar by a European. A member of the Acadmie des Sciences, Alexis-Marie de Rochon [tel] was a distinguished French physicist, astronomer and traveller. He was involved in scientific voyages of discovery in the 1770s, conducting a hydrographic survey of the Indian Ocean. The present account was intended to show the advantages of French settlement in Madagascar and includes details of geography, anthropology and agriculture. In discussing cocoa and sugar, Rochon outlines the potential advantages of steam engines in sugar factories. He also provides an exploration history of the region and an interesting ac.
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