Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands, Vol 1
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Christine Cornell's translation of Volume I of François Péron's Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes.
The French original was first published in 1807, followed in 1824 by a second edition, from which this translation was made. The only previous English translations (both abridged) appeared in England in 1809 and 1812.
Péron sailed as a zoologist on the Géographe, Nicolas Baudin's flagship, but he also pioneered studies in marine biology, anthropology and oceanography. His bitter feud with Baudin overshadowed later assessments of the French achievements.
Volume I covers the voyage out (1800–02), and vividly describes the expedition's discoveries in Western Australia and Tasmania, as well as its visits to Timor and Sydney.
Péron's observations on the Tasmanian Aborigines and on the convict colony are of absorbing interest. Colour plates of the indigenous people, natural history and landscapes enliven the text.
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Hardback
978 1876154 40 3
pp. lxxxiii, 430; plates [10 col.], charts [2], large folded. map in pocket
245 X 165 X 45 mm; 1200 gm
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Members and Non-members: $70 Hardback
The French original was first published in 1807, followed in 1824 by a second edition, from which this translation was made. The only previous English translations (both abridged) appeared in England in 1809 and 1812.
Péron sailed as a zoologist on the Géographe, Nicolas Baudin's flagship, but he also pioneered studies in marine biology, anthropology and oceanography. His bitter feud with Baudin overshadowed later assessments of the French achievements.
Volume I covers the voyage out (1800–02), and vividly describes the expedition's discoveries in Western Australia and Tasmania, as well as its visits to Timor and Sydney.
Péron's observations on the Tasmanian Aborigines and on the convict colony are of absorbing interest. Colour plates of the indigenous people, natural history and landscapes enliven the text.
Details
Hardback
978 1876154 40 3
pp. lxxxiii, 430; plates [10 col.], charts [2], large folded. map in pocket
245 X 165 X 45 mm; 1200 gm
Price
Members and Non-members: $70 Hardback
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