Navigators & naturalists : French exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769-1824) / Michae...
Navigators & naturalists : French exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769-1824) / Michae...
Navigators & naturalists : French exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769-1824) / Michael Lee.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Auckland, New Zealand : Bateman Books, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/1528
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
480 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part one: Introduction -- To the far side of the world -- Part two: Jean de Surville -- The capitalist -- Part three: Marion Dufresne -- Enlightenment martyr? -- Part four: La Pérouse and D'Entrecasteaux -- Revolution and Bonaparte -- Part five: Vicit Scientiam -- Science victorious.
Publication information
Publisher
Auckland, New Zealand : Bateman Books, 2018.
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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 t...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Navigators & naturalists : French exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769-1824) / Michael Lee.
Parallel title
Navigators and naturalists
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-468) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018.
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Call Numbers
G 2019/1528
Record Identifier
74VKVy72xZmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVy72xZmb
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ISBN
1869539656
9781869539658
DDC
919.3041
MMS ID
991024231912702626
