{"product_id":"voyage-au-pole-sud-et-dans-loceanie-sur-les-corvettes-lastrolabe-et-la-zelee-execute-par-ordre-du-roi-pendant-les-annees-1837-1838-1839-1840-paperback-9781108049894","title":"Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée; Exécuté par ordre du roi pendant les années 1837–1838–1839–1840 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108049894","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVoyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExécuté par ordre du roi pendant les années 1837–1838–1839–1840\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ten-volume report, published 1841–6, by the French explorer and ethnographer who discovered new Antarctic territory during his expedition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108049894, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 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\"\u003eIn 1836, the French King Louis-Philippe, enthusiastic for Southern Hemisphere exploration, supported J. Dumont d'Urville's plan for a circumnavigation focusing on the South Seas. D'Urville (1790–1842) had already distinguished himself on two Pacific expeditions and was eager to rival the achievements of James Cook. Between 1837 and 1840, the ships Astrolabe and Zélée explored the waters of the Antarctic area and Oceania in extremely harsh conditions: almost forty crew members died or deserted. However, d'Urville discovered a new portion of the Antarctic coast, shed light on the ethnography of several Pacific islands and brought back multitudes of botanical specimens. His impressive contributions to the fields of geography, natural history and ethnography were gathered in this ten-volume work, published between 1841 and 1846. Volume 2, published in 1842, traces d'Urville's first heroic but failed attempt at locating the south magnetic pole in 1838, and his return to Chile.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e10. Des navigations vers le pole Antarctique\u003cbr\u003e 11. Du Détroit de Magellan à la première banquise\u003cbr\u003e 12. Première reconnaisance de la banquise et des îles New-South-Orkney\u003cbr\u003e 13. Entrée et séjour dans la banquise\u003cbr\u003e 14. Seconde exploration de la banquise et des îles New-South-Orkney\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reconnaisance des îles New-South-Shetland\u003cbr\u003e 16. Traversée des îles New-South-Shetland à Talcahuano\u003cbr\u003e Notes.\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":46266092585240,"sku":"9781108049894","price":32.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108049894i_444c0785-6958-4a44-a886-3ef748c1a883.jpg?v=1696746992","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/voyage-au-pole-sud-et-dans-loceanie-sur-les-corvettes-lastrolabe-et-la-zelee-execute-par-ordre-du-roi-pendant-les-annees-1837-1838-1839-1840-paperback-9781108049894","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}