First French edition of the famous Dalrymple collection, translated by the influential de Fr┌ville (see also catalgue no 16), who also translated the official accounts of Cook's voyages. His own book Histoire des Nouvelles

D┌couvertes faites dans la Mer du Sud, also published in 1774, summarised contemporary knowledge of the Pacific, and his work in general had a significant influence on late-eighteenth-century French voyagers.

G 490 (Library of Congress Call Number)

35536 (Cat ID)

63307 (DBTextworks system ID)

28370 (Presto content ID)

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