{"product_id":"a-voyage-to-madagascar-and-the-east-indies-to-which-is-added-m-brunels-memoir-on-the-chinese-trade-paperback-9781108060905","title":"A Voyage to Madagascar, and the East Indies; To Which Is Added M. Brunel's Memoir on the Chinese Trade (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108060905","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Voyage to Madagascar, and the East Indies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTo Which Is Added M. Brunel's Memoir on the Chinese Trade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1793, traveller and physicist Alexis-Marie de Rochon's fascinating account was the first study of Madagascar by a European.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexis-Marie de Rochon (Author), Joseph Trapp (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108060905, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePublished in English translation in 1793, this was the first study of Madagascar by a European. A member of the Académie des Sciences, Alexis-Marie de Rochon (1741–1817) was a distinguished French physicist, astronomer and traveller. He was involved in scientific voyages of discovery in the 1770s, conducting a hydrographic survey of the Indian Ocean. The present account was intended to show the advantages of French settlement in Madagascar and includes details of geography, anthropology and agriculture. In discussing cocoa and sugar, Rochon outlines the potential advantages of steam engines in sugar factories. He also provides an exploration history of the region and an interesting account of colonial leaders, notably Maurice Benyovszky (1746–86), the explorer-adventurer who was appointed governor of Madagascar by Louis XV. The work also includes a 'Memoir of the Chinese Trade', which details the many products traded between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e A voyage to Madagascar\u003cbr\u003e Memoir on the Chinese trade.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266139935000,"sku":"9781108060905","price":33.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108060905i_70d3216a-b9e8-443a-9d53-ea752dda42e4.jpg?v=1696747504","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-voyage-to-madagascar-and-the-east-indies-to-which-is-added-m-brunels-memoir-on-the-chinese-trade-paperback-9781108060905","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}