Atlas Journal de la Navigation Autour du Globe de la Frégate la Thétis et de la Corvette l’Esperance

Description

34 B/W engraved
plates; 12 coloured
Nat Hist. plates;
2 double-page view
plates
EXTREMELY RARE
Facsimile reprint edition from the original publication of
Arthus Bertrand in 1837;
” Hyacinthe, son of the great explorer Louis Bougainville, was
commander of this voyage around the world. His orders were
to re-establish diplomatic ties with Cochin China, and call on
Bourbon Island (Reunion), Pondicherry, Manila, and Macao.
Other places visited were Singapore, Batavia, Port Jackson,
Valparaiso, and Rio de Janeiro.”