Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du roi La Boudeuse et la flûte L'Étoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769.

Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811

Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du roi La Boudeuse et la flûte L'Étoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769. - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_autour_du_monde Release date is 2009-04-03

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"Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du roi La Boudeuse et la flûte L'Étoile" by Louis Antoine de Bougainville is a travel journal published in 1771. It chronicles the first French circumnavigation of the globe from 1766 to 1769. Bougainville led an expedition with scientists and explorers through the Atlantic, the Strait of Magellan, and across Pacific islands including Tahiti. His vivid descriptions of Tahitian society—portrayed as pleasure-seeking and free from labor's tyranny—captivated Enlightenment readers and inspired Diderot's philosophical response. The account details life aboard ship, indigenous encounters, and colonial observations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Boudeuse (Frigate) -- Early works to 1800 Etoile (Ship) -- Early works to 1800 Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Oceania -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811 -- Travel -- Early works to 1800

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