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1772305731London: Printed for J. Nourse.and T. Davies. 1772. First English Edition. 12 engraved maps and charts on 5 folding plates including the Straits of Magellan one folding engraved plate with the 3 images of Polynesian pirogues and a canoe with the Tahitian vocabulary. 1 vols. 4to 261 x 211 cm. Contemporary brown calf neatly rebacked with corners renewed.Clean copyWith bookplate of Frank Streeter. First English Edition. 12 engraved maps and charts on 5 folding plates including the Straits of Magellan one folding engraved plate with the 3 images of Polynesian pirogues and a canoe with the Tahitian vocabulary. 1 vols. 4to 261 x 211 cm. First English edition of the first French circumnavigation first published in Paris 1771. Bougainville's command was to first turn over the Falkland Malvinas Islands to the Spanish allies of the French. He tells the story of the discovery and occupation of the Falklands and devotes a chapter to their natural history. He was at Buenos Aires when the order came to expel the Jesuits of Paraguay which he describes in detail. He then continued through the Straits of Magellan and across the Pacific to the East Indies and thence home in a three year voyage which was France's first official circumnavigation of the word. Many Pacific Islands were visited there is a lengthy description of Tahiti including a 300 word vocabulary of words used on the island at the end of the book and although Bougainville made few important discoveries the effect of his voyage on the French was to stimulate their interest in the Pacific and inspire the later voyages of Du Fresne and La Pérouse. Bougainville after whom the tropical flower is named later fought in the American Revolution and was made a count of the Empire by Napoleon.<br /> <br /> It was translated by John Forster the Naturalist aboard the Resolution on James Cook's second voyage 1772-75. France's first official circumnavigation was commanded by Bougainville who saw the strategic advantage in commanding the route to the Pacific around Cape Horn hence his attempted colonization of the Falkland Islands in 1763 and his new charts of the Straits of Magellan. As well as bringing back news of his discoveries in the Pacific Bougainville also brought back a Tahitian Mayoa. It was the decision to return this young man to his home that prompted the French Government to mount another exploratory voyage led by de Fresne in 1771. Hill states that Johann Reinhold's son Georg also Naturalist aboard the Resolution may have been the actual translator of this work while Johann contributed the preface dedication and footnotes. Hill p. 32; Sabin 6869; Kroepelien 113; O'Reilly and Reitman 285 Printed for J. Nourse...and T. Davies.. unknown
1772305731London: Printed for J. Nourse.and T. Davies. 1772. First English Edition. 12 engraved maps and charts on 5 folding plates including the Straits of Magellan one folding engraved plate with the 3 images of Polynesian pirogues and a canoe with the Tahitian vocabulary. 1 vols. 4to 261 x 211 cm. Contemporary brown calf neatly rebacked with corners renewed.Clean copyWith bookplate of Frank Streeter. First English Edition. 12 engraved maps and charts on 5 folding plates including the Straits of Magellan one folding engraved plate with the 3 images of Polynesian pirogues and a canoe with the Tahitian vocabulary. 1 vols. 4to 261 x 211 cm. The First French Circumnavigation. First English edition of the first French circumnavigation first published in Paris 1771. Bougainville's command was to first turn over the Falkland Malvinas Islands to the Spanish allies of the French. He tells the story of the discovery and occupation of the Falklands and devotes a chapter to their natural history. He was at Buenos Aires when the order came to expel the Jesuits of Paraguay which he describes in detail. He then continued through the Straits of Magellan and across the Pacific to the East Indies and thence home in a three year voyage which was France's first official circumnavigation of the word. Many Pacific Islands were visited there is a lengthy description of Tahiti including a 300 word vocabulary of words used on the island at the end of the book and although Bougainville made few important discoveries the effect of his voyage on the French was to stimulate their interest in the Pacific and inspire the later voyages of Du Fresne and La Pérouse. Bougainville after whom the tropical flower is named later fought in the American Revolution and was made a count of the Empire by Napoleon.<br/><br/> It was translated by John Forster the Naturalist aboard the Resolution on James Cook's second voyage 1772-75. France's first official circumnavigation was commanded by Bougainville who saw the strategic advantage in commanding the route to the Pacific around Cape Horn hence his attempted colonization of the Falkland Islands in 1763 and his new charts of the Straits of Magellan. As well as bringing back news of his discoveries in the Pacific Bougainville also brought back a Tahitian Mayoa. It was the decision to return this young man to his home that prompted the French Government to mount another exploratory voyage led by de Fresne in 1771. Hill states that Johann Reinhold's son Georg also Naturalist aboard the Resolution may have been the actual translator of this work while Johann contributed the preface dedication and footnotes. Hill p. 32; Sabin 6869; Kroepelien 113; O'Reilly and Reitman 285 Printed for J. Nourse...and T. Davies.. unknown books
17725001027London: Printed for J. Nourse and T. Davies 1772. Quarto with five folding maps and a folding plate of canoes; an excellent copy in a pale polished calf binding by Aquarius spine gilt. <p><p>The first English edition of the first French circumnavigation the great French voyage of the Cook period in many ways responsible for the pervasive notions of tropical paradise and the noble savage. This English version was translated by Johann Reinhold Forster and has an introduction by him according to the preface although the translation at least is now thought to have been the work of Forster's son Georg. Forster senior calls the voyage "a work written by a learned intelligent and judicious traveller which abounds with remarkable events and curious observations." and says that he has edited "and partially vindicated the British nation where we thought the author had been unjustly partial".</p> <p>The publication of Bougainville's narrative did a great deal to build the notion of a romantic paradise in the South Seas. Bougainville showed the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in naming Tahiti "Nouvelle Cythère" after Kythera the small island off the coast of southern Greece which in Greek mythology provided a sanctuary for Aphrodite goddess of love. The reality was less sublime: he took Aoutourou back with him from Tahiti to Paris giving him lessons in French for the remainder of the voyage but the uprooted Tahitian just didn't get it: Forster with typical arrogance dismissed him as "stupid". He was allowed to go home on a subsequent voyage but died of smallpox on the way another tragic minor player in the history of discovery and colonisation.</p> <p>Bougainville headed into the Pacific discovering the Tuamotos before in April sighting and claiming possession of Tahiti unaware of Wallis's visit less than a year before. He continued on finally reaching the New Hebrides and 'La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo' discovered by Quirós in 1606 and believed to be part of the supposed Southern Continent. The only way to determine this Bougainville resolved was to head further to the west in the hope of sighting the eastern coast of New Holland. 'This he did only to be impeded by the Great Barrier Reef and although several of his crew claimed to have sighted land this was not confirmed and the ships were headed to the N. Nevertheless Bougainville concluded that he was close to some extensive land and in running westwards from Espíritu Santo he had dared to face the risk of the legendary lee-shore of New Holland and New Guinea even though prudence shortage of food and the condition of his vessels would have justified his heading northwards at an earlier date' Colin Jack-Hinton The Search for the Islands of Solomon p. 256; G. A. Wood The Discovery of Australia pp. 369-79 observes that had Bougainville persevered 'he would have come to the Australian coast near Cooktown and would likely enough have been wrecked where Cook was wrecked two years later'.</p> </p> . Printed for J. Nourse and T. Davies unknown
1771274010Paris: Saillant & Nyon 1771. First. hardcover. good. Complete with 20 folding maps and 3 plates. 8 417 3pp. 4to contemporary mottled calf gilt decorated spine with red leather spine label spine rubbed with light wear on spine ends edges of corners worn and bumped maps and text slightly wavy throughout light browning to margins of half-title page last 3 leaves with some light dampstaining to some margins. Paris: Saillant & Nyon 1771. First Edition<br/> <br/> Internally a clean bright and tight copy. Narrative of Bougainville's voyage to South America across the Pacific Ocean through the East Indies on onward to France. This voyage was the first French circumnavigation around the world. The success of this voyage caused increased French interest in the islands of South Pacific. Bougainville was sent from France to colonize the Falkland Islands. The first part of this work describes the Falkland Islands including its natural history and the French colony there and the author's visits to Montevideo Paraguay and Rio de Janeiro. Bougainville sailed through the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific to Tahiti. There are several chapters on his visit to Tahiti. Also included is a list of Tahitian vocabulary. He then sailed to the East Indies where he extensively describes his visits to the Moluccas Borneo and Batavia. "The largest island in the Solomons and two straits in the Pacific bear his Bougainville's name and the tropical flowering vine called bougainvillea was also named for him." Hill 163. Borba de Moraes p. 115. Sabin 6864. Cox I p. 55. Du Rietz 117. O'Reilly & Reitman 283.<br/> <br/> Saillant & Nyon unknown
1771274010Paris: Saillant & Nyon 1771. First. hardcover. good. Complete with 20 folding maps and 3 plates. 8 417 3pp. 4to contemporary mottled calf gilt decorated spine with red leather spine label spine rubbed with light wear on spine ends edges of corners worn and bumped maps and text slightly wavy throughout light browning to margins of half-title page last 3 leaves with some light dampstaining to some margins. Paris: Saillant & Nyon 1771. First Edition<br/><br/> Internally a clean bright and tight copy. Narrative of Bougainville's voyage to South America across the Pacific Ocean through the East Indies on onward to France. This voyage was the first French circumnavigation around the world. The success of this voyage caused increased French interest in the islands of South Pacific. Bougainville was sent from France to colonize the Falkland Islands. The first part of this work describes the Falkland Islands including its natural history and the French colony there and the author's visits to Montevideo Paraguay and Rio de Janeiro. Bougainville sailed through the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific to Tahiti. There are several chapters on his visit to Tahiti. Also included is a list of Tahitian vocabulary. He then sailed to the East Indies where he extensively describes his visits to the Moluccas Borneo and Batavia. "The largest island in the Solomons and two straits in the Pacific bear his Bougainville's name and the tropical flowering vine called bougainvillea was also named for him." Hill 163. Borba de Moraes p. 115. Sabin 6864. Cox I p. 55. Du Rietz 117. O'Reilly & Reitman 283.<br/><br/> Saillant & Nyon unknown books
1771102382Paris, Saillant & Nyon, 1771, in-4, [8]-417-[3] pp. 23 pl, Veau raciné havane, frise dorée en encadrement sur les plats, dos long orné de frises et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, Édition originale illustrée de 20 planches géographiques (dont les cartes du trajet des vaisseaux autour du monde, des îles Malouines, du détroit de Magellan, des terres de la Nouvelle-Guinée), et de 3 planches de figures représentant des embarcations d'indigènes du Pacifique. En 1766, Bougainville est chargé de remettre aux Espagnols les îles Malouines, terres dont il avait pris possession au nom du roi de France lors d'un précédent voyage en Amérique du Sud en 1763-1764 (la relation de cette expédition est racontée par Pernetty, dans son Histoire d'un voyage aux îles Malouines fait en 1763 et 1764, publiée en deux vol. à Paris, en 1770). A bord de la frégate La Boudeuse, il quitte le port de Nantes en novembre 1766, relâche à Brest, puis atteint Montevideo au début de l'année suivante. En avril 1767, il livre l'établissement français des îles Malouines à la Couronne espagnole. Sa mission remplie, Bougainville se dirige ensuite à Rio de Janeiro où il rejoint L'Etoile au mois de juin. En 1767, les deux navires s'aventurent dans l'océan Pacifique pour retourner en Europe. C'est au cours de cette traversée que Bougainville explore Tahiti (1768), dont il laissera une image paradisiaque (se promenant à plusieurs reprises dans l'intérieur de l'île, le navigateur écrira dans sa relation: "Je me croyais transporté dans le jardin d'Eden"). L'expédition rentre en France en 1769, rapportant de précieuses informations sur Tahiti et ses habitants (notamment un vocabulaire tahitien), ainsi que sur la géographie de l'Océanie. Lors de sa parution le récit de Bougainville connut un immense succès; considéré comme l'ouvrage d'un humaniste, il entretiendra longtemps le mythe du paradis polynésien. Manques à la reliure, quelques taches et rousseurs éparses. Couverture rigide
177182474Chez Saillant & Nyon | Paris 1771 | 19 x 26 cm | relié
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
1771166666Paris: Saillant & Nyon 1771. A wealth of scientific and geographical detail about the Pacific Ocean First edition of this account of the first French circumnavigation. Bougainville travelled to the Falkland Islands in 1766 to formally deliver the French settlement to Spain continuing into the Pacific and around the world. The clandestine passenger Jeanne Baret disguised as a man became the first woman on record to have circumnavigated the globe. Louis Antoine de Bougainville 1729-1811 studied law but abandoned it to join the army as a musketeer in 1753 serving in the Seven Years War. He was later appointed commander of the frigate La Boudeuse and the transport L'Étoile setting sail in December 1766. He entered the Pacific in 1768 and landed on Tahiti claiming it for France unaware of the visit of Samuel Wallis nine months earlier. On Tahiti it was discovered that the botanist's valet was a woman Jeanne Baret who enlisted as Jean Baret. The ships continued due west through Samoa and the New Hebrides eventually making the first recorded European sighting of the Great Barrier Reef. Turning north 100 miles from the coast of Queensland he passed through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands proceeding thence to the Moluccas where the Dutch allowed him to refit. Bougainville carried on to Djakarta and Mauritius and then home to St Malo. He was in Buenos Aires when the order of the expulsion of the Jesuits of Paraguay arrived which he describes in detail. Bougainville's name is given to the largest member of the Solomon Islands and to the strait which divides it from the British Island of Choiseul. It is also applied to the strait between Mallicollo and Espiritu Santo Islands of the New Hebrides group as well as to the South American climbing plant Bougainvillea. The book is notable for the influential description of Tahiti which Bougainville christened New Cythera after the abode of Aphrodite. "It is difficult to overstate the importance of the discovery of Tahiti on the European imagination of the context of utopian projections seemingly becoming real. Tahiti rapidly permeated European mythology" Arthur p. 82. His description of Tahiti and other South Sea islands also includes a 300-word vocabulary. Bougainville's account of the Tahitians followed the lead of thinkers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau who was "popularizing the idea of the natural man in Europe. Denis Diderot inspired by Bougainville drew upon Rousseu's ideal of a natural state of humanity in his Supplement au voyage de Bougainville a work that can be understood as a commentary on colonialism" ibid. p. 82. Quarto 250 x 185 mm. With 3 engraved plates of boats 20 maps and charts most of them folding woodcut head- and tailpieces and historiated capitals. Contemporary French cat's paw calf tan morocco label spine gilt in compartments triple-ruled gilt panel to boards marbled endpapers and edges. 18th- or early 19th-century stamp of the Bibliothèque de Montmirail to title and last page. Skilful restoration to spine ends front joint and fore edge of rear board 100 mm closed tear to one fold of world map facing p. 18 loss to bottom corner of sig. Xxii not affecting text small nick to head of inner hinges of two gatherings. An excellent copy. Hill 163; Howgego I B142; Sabin 6864; Speake I p. 122-3. Paul Longley Arthur Travel Writing and the Antipodes 1605-1837 2011. hardcover
1771WRCAM49586Paris: Saillant & Nyon 1771. 84173pp. with twenty-three maps and plates. Half title. Quarto. Contemporary mottled calf gilt leather label. Minor shelf wear. Small contemporary bookplate of the Duc de Decrès on front pastedown. Very minor foxing in margins of half title and last leaf. A remarkably bright and clean copy. Fine. First edition of this important work. Bougainville first undertook an expedition to the Falkland Islands and Patagonia at his own expense to secure them for French colonization. To avoid possible conflict due to Spain's envy of this acquisition France gave up the territory to her. The narrative of that expedition was related in THE HISTORY OF A VOYAGE TO THE MALOUINE ISLANDS. Paris 1770. After delivering the Falklands to Spain Bougainville was ordered across the Pacific to the East Indies and then home. The completion of the three-year voyage marked the first official French circumnavigation and inspired much French interest in the Pacific islands. The party collected abundant natural history information concerning the regions visited; a chapter on the Falklands gives the history of their settlement as well. The expedition stopped at many South Sea islands among them Tahiti and included is a long section on that island as well as a vocabulary of the natives. Bougainville was in Buenos Aires when the order arrived for the expulsion of the Jesuits from Paraguay which he describes in detail. An extraordinary capstone to this remarkable voyage was that Bougainville lost only seven out of two hundred men. <br> <br> "Bougainville also touched at the Moluccas Batavia and Mauritius before he arrived once again in France in 1769. Although Bougainville made only a few important discoveries he created a great deal of interest among the French in the Pacific which resulted in the voyages of Marc-Joseph Marion de Fresne and Jean François de La Pérouse. The largest island in the Solomons and two straits in the Pacific bear his name and the tropical flowering vine called bougainvillea was also named for him. Bougainville later took part in the American Revolution survived the French Revolution and was made a senator and count of the Empire by Napoleon I. Bougainville's accounts of Pacific Islanders in this work echoed Jean Jacques Rousseau's concepts of the 'noble savage' and inspired Denis Diderot to write his denunciation of European contact with indigenous peoples" - Hill. <br> <br> This copy belonged to Admiral later Duc Denis Decrès Napoleon's Minister for the Navy and the Colonies from 1801 to 1814 with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Decrès was the Minister directly responsible for Nicholas Baudin's voyage to Australia. Therefore there could have been much instructive value in the present volume for Decrès who perhaps used Bougainville's experiences with regard to Baudin to assist in the various enquiries into voyage events many of them relating to Baudin's unfortunate command. A highly distinguished French naval provenance for one of the country's legendary travel narratives. HILL 163. SABIN 6864. O'REILLY & REITMAN 283. BORBA DE MORAES p.115. DU RIETZ 117. COX I p.55. Saillant & Nyon hardcover books
