Voyage round the world, performed by order of his most christian majesty, in the years 1766–1769, a
Auteur :
Bougainville, Louis de
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108031875
Date de publication :
25 août 2011
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
860 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde (1771) by Louis de Bougainville (1729–1811), French admiral and explorer. Describing de Bougainville's adventures on the voyage, it includes graphic descriptions of the discomforts and perils of sea voyages in the eighteenth century.