1772 Voyages of Louis Bougainville Pacific Ocean TAHITI Falkland Islands MAPS 2v SET

1772 Voyages of Louis Bougainville Pacific Ocean TAHITI Falkland Islands MAPS 2v SET

Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18^th-century French explorer who, after serving in the American Revolution, gained notoriety for his attempt to circumnavigate the world. This voyage became famous for being the first expedition to make records of the Falkland Islands and other islands near Papua New Guinea. The two-ship expedition which began in 1766 spent much time in Tahiti and Samoa gaining information on the local tribes, and much of what we know now of these peoples is attributed to Bougainville and his expedition.

Item number: #21910

Price: $1500

BOUGAINVILLE, Louis Antoine de

Voyage autour du monde, par la frégate du Roi la Boudeuse et la Flûte l’Étoile

A Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon, 1772.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • I – [8], xliii, [1], 336
  • II – [4], 453, [3]
  • 15 folding illustrations/maps
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
• Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at $3,000

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