A Voyage to Madagascar, and the East Indies: To Which Is Added M. Brunel's Memoir on the Chinese Trade
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Published in English translation in 1793, this was the first study of Madagascar by a European. A member of the Acad mie 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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108060900
ISBN13:9781108060905
Release Date:August 2013
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:460 Pages
Weight:1.28 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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