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Libri antichi e moderni

Dunmore, John (Translator And Editor)

The Expedition of the St Jean-Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770; From the Journals of Jean de Surville and Guillaume Labe

1981

34,78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Dettagli

Anno di pubblicazione
1981
Luogo di stampa
London. The Hakluyt Society
Autore
Dunmore, John (Translator And Editor)
Edizione
First Edition.
Soggetto
Travel - Pacific & Australia Hakluyt Society
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo; x, 310 pp frontis, plates, 4 maps, bibliog. original cloth, giltvignette on front cover, dj (trifle worn at corner), fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. De Surville sailed through the Pacific, to the Solomons, New Zealand, where he narrowly missed Cook and to Peru. Labe was his first mate. A valuable picture of a Pacific expedition in the heroic age of exploration, including Maori society, the first religious service in New Zealand, based on unpublished manuscripts. The detailed introduction is very useful.
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