A Voyage to the Isle of France, the Isle of Bourbon, and the Cape of Good Hope : With Observations and Reflections upon Nature and Mankind
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1108068898
ISBN-13
9781108068895
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 20th, 2014
Print length
364 Pages
Weight
476 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 13.90 x 2.90 cms
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Historical geographyHistorical geography
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First published in 1773, this travelogue by French author Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814) is reissued here in the English translation of 1800. It covers the voyage he made via the Indian Ocean islands now known as Mauritius and Réunion, recording details of the plants, animals and peoples he encountered.
Already a widely travelled man, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814) set sail again from his native France in 1768 on a voyage which took him via the Indian Ocean islands now known as Mauritius and Réunion. This collection of his letters covers many aspects of the journey, from the conditions aboard ship to the plants, animals and peoples he encountered. The account is interspersed with harsh criticism of European colonialism and the cruelties of the island slave trade. A friend and follower of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Bernardin celebrated nature and simple living in his later work. His novel Paul et Virginie (1788), a tale of youthful innocence unspoilt by Western society, takes place on Mauritius. First published in 1773, the present work is known to have accompanied Darwin on his famous voyage aboard the Beagle. It is reissued here in the English translation that appeared in 1800.
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