{"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-9781108049948","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) 9781108049948","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\"\u003e9781108049948, 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\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 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. In Volume 7, published in 1844, d'Urville reflects on the Dutch colonisation of Singapore and describes further discoveries he had made in Indonesia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e48. Séjour à Batavia\u003cbr\u003e 49. Réflexions sur les établissements Hollandais en Asie\u003cbr\u003e 50. Traversée de Batavia à Sincapour\u003cbr\u003e 51. Traversée de Sincapour à l'embouchure de la Rivière Sambas\u003cbr\u003e 52. Séjour sur la rade de Bewan\u003cbr\u003e 53. Traversée de Bewan\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":46266092814616,"sku":"9781108049948","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108049948i_775749ff-1a8a-4dfa-855c-483a7ff91fd8.jpg?v=1696746995","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-9781108049948","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}