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18379577<p>lithograph laid on India paper. EXTREMELY RARE view by Arthus Bertrand Paris. Baron de Bougainville 1781-1846 was a French naval officer the son of famous voyager Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. He became Rear-Admiral in 1838. The unachieved main intention of the voyage was: to extend French influence in Indochina but Manila Sydney and Rio de la Plata areas were also visited and documented with these superbly executed artworks published nine years before the official account of the voyage. Condition: shaved top margin with slight smudges and water stains paper a bit wavy paper toning.</p> Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
18379567<p>lithograph laid on India paper. EXTREMELY RARE view by Arthus Bertrand Paris. Baron de Bougainville 1781-1846 was a French naval officer the son of famous voyager Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. He became Rear-Admiral in 1838. The unachieved main intention of the voyage was: to extend French influence in Indochina but Manila Sydney and Rio de la Plata areas were also visited and documented with these superbly executed artworks published nine years before the official account of the voyage. Condition: with tight top margin slight burn marks smudges and water stains small paper and plate loss at upper left not affecting image.</p> Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
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183789106Paris: Arthus Bertrand 1837. Fine. A major circumnavigation Arthus Bertrand Paris 1837 24 x 31.5 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition of this significant travel account which retraces a major circumnavigation with key stopovers including Île Bourbon Pondicherry Singapore Manila Macao Tourane the Anambas Islands Java Surabaya Port Jackson Santiago Valparaíso and Rio de Janeiro. The atlas volume contains 56 plates and maps 13 of which are hand-colored cf. Sabin 6875; Borba de Moraes I 115; Ferguson 2236; Nissen ZBI 483; British Museum Natural History II 605. The text volumes are bound in contemporary navy blue half calf flat spines faded and decorated with gilt and blind-ruled fillets gilt roll-tooled head- and tailpieces marbled paper-covered boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns some rubbing to joints edges and corners. Contemporary bindings. The atlas volume is bound in contemporary violet half calf over marbled boards flat spine with gilt and blind fillets joints split at head and foot gilt roll-tooled head- and tailpieces marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Contemporary binding. Some foxing mainly affecting the text volumes; corners of the atlas worn; small tear without loss on p. 81 of vol. I. The two ships involved in this expedition were the frigate Thétis commanded by Hyacinthe de Bougainville leader of the expedition and the corvette Espérance under the command of Paul de Nourquer du Camper. The first volume contains a complete account of the voyage from the departure from Brest on March 2 1824 to the return to the same port on June 24 1826. It also includes the official instructions issued to Bougainville and the list of officers comprising the expedition staff p. 25. The second volume recounts the overland journey from Valparaíso to Buenos Aires made by Edmond de La Touanne across the Andes and the Pampas followed by his commentary on the historical plates the natural history section by Lesson and the astronomical and meteorological observations. The atlas includes 34 historical plates depicting the Philippines Macao Cochinchina Australia Chile and Brazil including six views of Rio de Janeiro; 12 hand-colored plates of natural history mammals birds reptiles insects plants and the heteradelphous Ake; 6 large hydrographic maps; 2 coastal views; 1 double-page colored plate of boats and pirogues from the Chinese seas and the Sunda Islands; and 1 folding map showing the full itinerary of the expedition. The son of the renowned navigator and explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville Hyacinthe de Bougainville was born in Brest in 1781. A graduate of the École Polytechnique he joined the navy took part in the Baudin expedition to the Pacific 18001803 and served on Bruix's staff. He was appointed frigate captain in 1811 and commanded the Cérès being captured in 1814 by two British ships. Promoted to ship's captain in August 1821 he led from 1824 to 1826 aboard the Thétis and the Espérance a circumnavigation that took him to the Philippines Macao Tourane Singapore Surabaya and Sydney from which he brought back valuable political strategic and commercial intelligence. Promoted to rear admiral in May 1838 he died in 1846. Cf. Taillemite. Arthus Bertrand hardcover
2080202105400058Kumamoto Prefecture Bougainville Island Survivor Association N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 296p Size: 22cm Kumamoto Prefecture Bougainville Island Survivor Association paperback
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63050030Cambridge University Press CUP pp. 544 Maps . Papeback. New. Cambridge University Press CUP unknown
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19705112Paris: Laurent Rombaldi Editeur 1970. Modern Print. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5" with 345 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front boards still full and vivid. Moderate staining and foxing to all edges of textblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. <br /> <br /> Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville was a French admiral and explorer. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #N4-50. Laurent Rombaldi Editeur unknown
2016H-245-564Hachette Livre BNF 2016. Paperback. Fine. Edition 2016. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Hachette Livre BNF paperback
177182474Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon 1771. Fine. Chez Saillant & Nyon Paris 1771 19 x 26 cm relié First edition with 18 engraved maps et 5 folding engraved plates. Contemporary tan calf skillfully restored tear to the first folding map some marginal restorations to the map Troisième division - Archipel des navigateurs. Falkland Islands map expertly rebacked on the outer margin as well as the Magellan Strait map. Map of the Buton Strait with a small marginal tear and a second restored with a strip of paper. Bougainville undertook the first official French circumnavigation and scientific expedition. Starting from Nantes in November 1766 he sailed to the Falklands made a stopover in Buenos Aires and then crossed the Magellan Strait and the Pacific through the East Indies. The expedition visited the Samoan Islands Tahiti the New Hebrides. 300-word glossary of Polynesian language Tahiti in-fine. He first went to Paraguay to the main Portuguese settlement and gives engaging geographical and commercial descriptions. Details on the Falkland Islands and on Brazil are also instructive. The reader is pleasantly surprised to find . the delicious picture of the island of Tahiti. Sailing away from this blessed island the traveler visited several other islands . He stopped over in New Britain finally entered the Indian Sea visited the main islands such as Celebes Java Moluccas. Boucher de la Richarderie Bibliothèque universelle des voyages. Chez Saillant & Nyon unknown
2011Cambridge-9781108031875Cambridge University Press 2011. PAPERBACK. New. Cambridge University Press paperback
2011Cambridge-9781108031875Cambridge University Press 2011. PAPERBACK. New. Cambridge University Press paperback
ria9781108031875_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde 1771 by Louis de Bougainville 1729–1811 French admiral and explorer. Describing de Bougainville's adventures on the voyage it includes graphic descrip paperback
