Histoire D'Un Voyage Aux Isles Malouines, Fait En 1763 & 1764 Avec Des Observations Sur Le Detroit de Magellan, Et Sur Les Patagons
-
- Englisch, Französisch ausgewählt
-
Verlag:Cambridge Academic
Fr. 46.90
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.,
Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
25.06.2014
Verlag
Cambridge AcademicSeitenzahl
396
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/2.3 cm
Gewicht
500 g
Sprache
Englisch, Französisch
ISBN
978-1-108-07472-8
A Benedictine scholar and naturalist, Antoine-Joseph Pernety (1716-96) produced this early and invaluable description of the natural history of the Falkland Islands (or isles Malouines). He had arrived there as part of the 1763-4 expedition led by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, claiming the islands for France. A small colony was established, allowing Pernety to provide an account of an ecosystem as yet unaffected by a human population. He spent some months studying the landscape, flora, fauna and climate, and his observations and drawings were published in these two volumes in 1770 (a one-volume English translation of 1771 is also reissued in this series). Additional material from other voyages, to Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan, provides information on contact with indigenous peoples in South America. Volume 1 discusses the inspiration behind the 1763-4 expedition, detailing the journey itself before continuing to an in-depth study of the natural history of the Falklands.
Noch keine Bewertungen vorhanden
Verfassen Sie die erste Bewertung zu diesem Artikel
Helfen Sie anderen Kundinnen und Kunden durch Ihre Meinung.