"A Voyage Round the World" by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville is a recounting of a global expedition during the late 1700s. The story follows the author and his crew aboard the ships La Boudeuse and L'Etoile from 1766 to 1769. It is a tale of navigating unmapped seas, claiming land for France in the South Pacific, and overcoming the many difficulties of a long sea voyage. Readers experience the preparation for the historic journey, including calling at Brest after a terrible storm to make necessary ship repairs. The narrative focuses on the journey's objectives, such as handing over the Falkland Islands to Spain. The book promises a close telling of maritime problems, navigation methods, and cultural exchanges experienced by Bougainville's team, highlighting France's scientific and colonial aims at the time.
A voyage round the world : $b Perfomed by order of His most Christian Majesty, in the years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769.
By Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Embark on a thrilling 18th-century journey across the globe, where a captain and his crew brave uncharted waters, encounter new cultures, and stake their nation's claim on distant lands.
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About the AuthorLouis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French military officer, explorer and nobleman. A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. Bougainville later gained fame for his expeditions, including a circumnavigation of the globe in a scientific expedition in 1763, the first recorded settlement on the Falkland Islands, and voyages into the Pacific Ocean. Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea as well as the flowering plant Bougainvillea are named in his honour.
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French military officer, explorer and nobleman. A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. Bougainville later gained fame for his expeditions, including a circumnavigation of the globe in a scientific expedition in 1763, the first recorded settlement on the Falkland Islands, and voyages into the Pacific Ocean. Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea as well as the flowering plant Bougainvillea are named in his honour.
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