A Voyage to the South-Sea and along the Coasts of Chili and Peru, in the Years 1712, 1713, and 1714: With a Postscript by Dr Edmund Halley and an Account of the Settlement, Commerce, and Riches of the Jesuites in Paraguay
Author:   Amédée François Frézier ,  Edmond Halley
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108077002


Pages:   428
Publication Date:   28 August 2014
Format:   Paperback
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A Voyage to the South-Sea and along the Coasts of Chili and Peru, in the Years 1712, 1713, and 1714: With a Postscript by Dr Edmund Halley and an Account of the Settlement, Commerce, and Riches of the Jesuites in Paraguay


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The first reliable maps of the Chilean and Peruvian coasts were drawn by the French explorer Amédée-François Frézier (1682–1773). In 1712, he was sent on a spying mission to the Spanish ports and fortifications of South America, travelling along the Pacific coastline as far as Callao, the port of Lima. His maps were later used by two of France's most famous explorers, Bougainville and Lapérouse. Frézier also took a keen interest in botany, mineralogy, economics and anthropology. His most celebrated achievement is the introduction to Europe of the Chilean strawberry, which was used to create the hybrid species known today as the garden strawberry. Frézier's observations and illustrations of the people, plants and animals he encountered on his South American travels are given in this popular account, published in Paris in 1716 and reissued here in the English translation of 1717.

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Author:   Amédée François Frézier ,  Edmond Halley
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781108077002


ISBN 10:   1108077005
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   28 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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