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Navigators & naturalists : French exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769-1824)
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Lee Michael ;
- ISBN : 978-1-86953-965-8, 1-86953-965-6
- Sujets : French -- History -- New Zealand, Dufresne, Marion - Travel, Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811 - Travel, Surville, Jean François de, 1717-1770 - Travel, New Zealand - Discovery and exploration - French, French - New Zealand - History, La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788 - Travel, Nouvelle-Zélande -- Découverte et exploration françaises, Océanie, Bougainville, Louis Antoine de -- Voyages, Surville, Marion-Dufresne, La Pérouse, Entrecasteaux, Bougainville
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (480 pages-16 pages de planches), : Illustrations en noir et en couleur, jaquette illustrée en couleur, 25 cm
- Pays de publication : Nouvelle-Zélande
Notes
Autre tirage : 2021 ; Bibliographie pages 462-468. Notes bibliographiques en fin d'ouvrage. Index
Résumé
'Weaving together geography, natural philosophy and human history, this books tell - often in their owns words - of the exploration of the great French naturalist-voyagers, their scientific hunger to discover new lands and document their people, plants, animals and minerals, their relationships with Māori and the desire of France to compete with the British in the Pacific'--Back cover