Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Histoire des navigations aux terres australes : contenant ce que l'on scait des moeurs & des productions des contrees decouvertes jusqu'a ce jour; & ou il est traitΘ de l'utilite d'y faire de plus amples decouvertes, & des moyens d'y former un etablissement.
Other Name
De Brosses Terres Australes [Spine Title] (Alternate title)
History of navigations to the southern lands: containing what we saw of the mores & productions of the counterfeits discovered to this day; and where it is discussed the utility of making further discoveries, and the means of forming an establishment there [English translation] (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Chez Durand
Place
Date
1756
Physical Description
2 volumes ([2], xiv, 463 pages, 7 folded leaves of plates; [2], 513, [1], 2 pages): maps; 26 cm (4to)
Language
French
Collection
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Related Object Notes
MS-2000-5 Catalogue of the Mackelvie Collection of Books and Pamphlets
MUS-1995-38-86 Museum correspondence û Mackelvie, James Tannock
N5297 CAT Catalogue of the Mackelvie Collection for Auckland, New Zealand
Edition/State/Version
1st edition
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Spine of both volumes stamped in gold with 'Presented by J.T. Mackelvie'.
Content
Livre 1. Ou╠ il est traite∞ des utilite∞s de la de∞couverte -- Livre 2. Contenant de de∞couvertes faites aux terres australes, dans le cours du seizie╠me sie╠cle -- Livre 3. Contenant les de∞couvertes faites durant le cours du dix-septie╠me sie╠cle -- Livre 4. Contenant les de∞couvertes faites depeuis le commencement du dix-huitie╠me sie╠cle -- Livre 5. Ou╠ il est traite∞ des moyens de former un e∞tablissement aux terres australes -- Additions et supplement, a l'histoire des navigations aux terres australes -- Supple'ment a l'histoire de la Polynesie ? /
Book 1. Where it is dealt with the utilities of discovery -- Book 2. Container of discoveries made in the southern lands, during the sixteenth century -- Book 3. Containing the discoveries made during the course of the seventeenth century -- Book 4. Containing the discoveries made since the beginning of the eighteenth century --Book 5. Where it is dealt with the means of forming an establishment in the southern lands -- Additions and supplement, to the history of the navigations in the southern lands -- In addition to the history of Polynesia ? [English translation]
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Jesuits--Missions--Polynesia--Early works to 1800; Rare books--18th century; Polynesia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800]
Attributed to Charles de Brosses. Includes bibliographical references and index. Hocken p 5 AWMM volume includes details of the discoveries of the Dutch in Australasia.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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