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The Voyage Of Francois Leguat Of Bresse, To Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, And The Cape Of Good Hope (Volume I)

The Voyage Of Francois Leguat Of Bresse, To Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, And The Cape Of Good Hope (Volume I)

Le Guat, François

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General NatureGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354481205
ISBN13: 9789354481208
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.58 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Far from Europe, on a remote Indian Ocean island, a French Huguenot exile began to write. The result reshaped how Europe imagined these seas. Exile becomes discovery and testimony. The Voyage Of Francois Leguat Of Bresse, To Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, And The Cape Of Good Hope (Volume I) is a vivid historical travel narrative, among the most evocative seventeenth century voyage accounts of the region. Tracing Indian Ocean voyages via remote Rodrigues and Mauritius to Java and the Cape, Leguat records landscapes, sea routes and colonial encounters with an observant eye. His pages preserve crucial strands of Rodrigues Island history and Mauritius Island history while offering rich natural history travel writing on unfamiliar shores, winds, flora, fauna and the fragile settlements of an expanding age of exploration era. At once memoir and documentary record, this Francois Leguat voyage stands at the crossroads of French Huguenot travel, maritime experience and the early modern world. Long valued by maritime history enthusiasts and scholars of colonial history, Leguat's narrative returns as an accessible classic for general readers and a reliable reference for specialists. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Ideal for anyone drawn to first-hand accounts of perilous seas, distant islands and contested empires, this heritage volume speaks equally to casual explorers and to serious collectors of early modern travel classics.

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