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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155131803321

Titolo

Exploration of the South Seas in the eighteenth century : rediscovered accounts / / edited by Sandhya Patel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-53736-2

1-134-98513-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (650 pages) : illustrations, portrait

Altri autori (Persone)

MarchandEtienne <1755-1793.>

PatelSandhya

WallisSamuel <1728-1795.>

Disciplina

910.41

Soggetti

Voyages around the world

Oceania Discovery and exploration Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

v. 1.  Samuel Wallis's voyage round the world in the Dolphin, 1766-1768 -- v. 2. Voyage round the world performed under the direction of Captain Etienne Marchand in the Solide of Marseilles, 1790-1792.

Sommario/riassunto

The publication of key voyaging manuscripts has contributed to the flourishing of enduring and prolific worldwide scholarship across numerous fields. These navigators and their texts were instrumental in spurring exploration, annexation and colonisation of the Pacific territories. This series will present primary texts in English, paving the way for postcolonial critical approaches in which the reporting, writing, rewriting and translating of Empire and the 'Other' takes precedence over safeguarding master narratives. Each of the volumes contains an introduction that sets out the context in which these voyages took place and extensive annotations clarify and explain the original texts.