| ISBN |
1876154373 (deluxe) : |
| 1876154381 (standard) : |
| Author |
Péron, François, 1775-1810 |
| Uniform Title |
Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes. Chapitre 22-34. English |
| Title |
Voyage of discovery to the southern lands : second edition, 1824. Book IV, comprising chapters XXII to XXXIV / by François Péron ; continued by Louis de Freycinet ; translated into English by Christine Cornell ; foreword by John Ling ; introduction by Anthony J. Brown. |
| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Adelaide : Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 2003. |
| Description |
xxxvii, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Folded map in back pocket of both volumes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
[v.1.] Books I-III, comprising chapters I to XXI -- [v. 2.] Book IV, comprising chapters XXII to XXXIV. |
| Summary |
Peron sailed as a zoologist on the Gâeographe, Nicolas Baudin's flagship, but he also pioneered studies in marine biology, anthropology and oceanography. His bitter feud with Baudin overshadowed later assessments of the French achievements. Volume 1 covers the voyage out (1800-02), and vividly describes the expedition's discoveries in Western Australia and Tasmania, as well as its visits to Timor and Sydney. Pâeron's observations on the Tasmanian aborigines and on the convict colony are of absorbing interest. The second volume commences with the departure from Port Jackson, revisits Timor and returns to France. The chapters in volume [3] were not originally included in the second volume, but due to demand it was decided to do a very limited edition of the section omitted with the subtitle: Dissertations on various subjects. |
| Additional form available |
Issued also on CD-ROM. |
| Language |
Translation from the French, of the edition originally published: Paris : A. Bertrand, 1824. |
| Local note |
Edwards copy: no. 98 of 99, deluxe edition, bound in quarter leather. |
| Subjects |
Baudin, Nicolas, -- 1754-1803 |
| Naturaliste (Ship) |
| Casuarina (Ship) |
| Géographe (Ship) |
| Discoveries in geography -- French |
| Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- French |
| Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- French |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Cornell, Christine |
| Freycinet, Louis de, 1779-1842 |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
State Library of South Australia. Friends |
| Call number |
RARE 910.944 PER (v.2)
EDWARDS 910.944 PER (v.2) |
