Abbe Rochon (11 results)

Condition: New. pp. 428.

Condition: New. pp. 428.

Condition: New. pp. 428.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. In 8° (12,7 X 20,2 cm) de LXIX + 322 pages. Bien complet de la grande planche dépliante en fin de volume (42x46cm) gravée par Bénard d'après le dessin fait en 1727 par Robert. Première édition de cet ouvrage. Pleine reliure basane marron légèrement postérieure avec double filet dorés sur les plat. Dos lisse. Manque de cuir sur les plats, coiffes abîmées. Quelques cahiers légèrement roussis. La carte présente une petite déchirure sans manque au niveau de la pliure. Nonobstant bon exemplaire de cet ouvrage rare. - En plus de Madagascar, description de la Cochinchine.

Leather and paper over boards. Condition: Very good. Hardcover 1/2 brown calf leather over marbled paper over boards. 8vo.Âlxiv, [17]-406 , [1] pp. Illustrated with a fold-out b/w engraved map. Translated from the French to English by Joseph Trapp. Re-cased with new contemporary endpapers. Six compartment spine with gilt rulings and red leather label with gilt title pasted into compartment two. Red edgestain. Light foxing. Pages bright and clean. Binding strong and square. Very good condition overall. . No edition marks [Second English edition].

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. A Paris, Chez Barrois l'aîné, 1783. In-8° (195x120) Relié plein veau époque, pièce de titre rouge, dos lisse orné, tranches rouges. VIII, 290 pp, illustré de 2 cartes dont 1 repliée h.-t. et 5 pl. h.-t., Complet du dernier feuillet, extrait du privilège à la date du 11 mai 1782, établi par Condorcet secrétaire de l'Académie des sciences. Quelques frottements aux charnières. Édition originale excessivement rare. Une des premières expéditions en Nouvelle Zélande et Australie. Le but du voyage était de ramener Mayao (Aoutourou), un tahitien qui avait navigué avec Bougainville en France en 1769 et subsidiairement pour consacrer la découverte du grand continent du sud Ğ terre australes ğ avec pour but stratégique de contrecarrer l'établissement des Anglais. Mettant les voiles en 1771, Mayoa mourut précocement près de Madagascar. Après avoir navigué à l'île Maurice en octobre 1771, l'expédition mit les voiles vers le sud où ils découvrirent les Îles Crozet en janvier 1772. Le mois suivant, l'expédition arriva en Tasmanie et continuant vers l'est, il explore la côte de la Nouvelle Zélande. Les Maoris leur font bon accueil mais après quelques semaines, un événement -- qui n'a jamais été réellement éclairci -- provoque le massacre de Dufresne et d'une dizaine de ses hommes, tués et sans doute mangés. Le reste de l'équipage, après avoir incendié le village où des restes humains sont retrouvés, parvient à fuir cette "fameuse baie des Assassins" et poursuit sa route vers les îles Mariannes et les Philippines pour préparer le retour vers l'Île de France (île Maurice) en 1773. La relation de Crozet est une longue et importante description de la Nouvelle Zélande avec les murs et coutumes des Maoris et marque le début de l'ethnologie de Tasmanie. L'ouvrage a été publié par l'astronome et navigateur Alexis Marie Rochon avec les premières planches sur la Nouvelle Zélande First edition of an important Pacific Voyage, the Ğ earliest French voyage of exploration actually to reach Australia ğ (Davidson) and in some sense a continuation of Bougainville s expedition. Under the command of Marc-Joseph Marion-Dufresne, and largely financed by him, the expedition comprised two ships, the Mascarin, with Marion as captain and Julien marie Crozet as second-in-command, and the Marquis de Castries, with the young aristocrat, Ambroise Le Jar du Clersmeur, as captain. Sailing south and then east from Cape Town they discovered the Crozet Island, then reached Van Diemen s Land, where they explored and mapped part of its southern coast. Marion and his officers were the first Europeans to make contact with the Aborigines there and Crozet s book incorporates the first extended account of the Tasmanians and, indeed, of any Australians Aboriginal group. Following his comparatively brief stay in Van Diemen s Land, Marion went on to make a lengthy stay in New Zealand. Here the captain and 26 of the crew were massacred by Maoris at the Bay of Islands. Upon Marion s death, Crozet took command of the Mascarin but the inexperienced 22-years-old aristocrat du Clesmeur took (ineffectual) command of the expedition and In the end the two ships returned to France. The discovery of the Crozet Island and the further charting of Van Diemen s Land (recorded in one of the maps here) were significant contributions to South Sea Discovery. The contact between the French and the Aborigines of Van Diemen s Land marked the beginning of Tasmanian (and Australian) ethnography. The great importance of the voyage for early history of New Zeland is made clear by Bagnall : apart from the drama of its story, (Crozet s narrative) has much careful observation on Maori life and custom and, with the reports of Cook and his officers, was virtually the only source material available (Davidson), Bagnall, 1502 ; Davidson, pp.98-9; Hill 2, 401 ; Hocken, pp.21-2; Kroepelien, 1104 ; Sabin, 72371. M8-A.

1Bl.,XXIV,238 S. mit 1 mehrf. gefalt. gestoch. Kte. Pbd. d.Zt. mit Rückenschildchen, tls. stärker berieben, Kapitale u. Ecken etw. bestoßen, nur einige wenige Bl. gering stockfl., gutes Expl. 1.dt.Ausg. Einer der wichtigsten frühen Reiseberichte über Madagaskar.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Alexis-Marie de ROCHON, dit l'abbé Rochon (1741-1817), astronome, inventeur en optique, voyageur. Lettre autographe signée adressée à l'essayiste et mémorialiste Victorine de CHASTENAY. 1812. 1 page in-8 avec adresse, traces de cachet. L'abbé Rochon adresse à sa correspondante un exemplaire de son Voyage aux Indes. (1787). Il regrette de n'avoir pas encore rendu compte de la commission qu'elle lui a chargé de transmettre à M. Arago (l'astronome François Arago). "La mort de M. Malus [Etienne Louis Malus] lui a causé (.) beaucoup de chagrin et infiniment d'embarras". Il la remercie et conclut : "J'espère que le 15 ou 16 de ce mois nous pourrons lui montrer les planètes et la lune soit à l'observatoire soit chez moi". l'abbé Rochon occupa des postes prestigieux dans les cabinets scientifiques du roi. Il les perd après la Révolution.

1st English edition. With a large folding map of Madacascar. 8vo. Full contemporary calf, reubbed and chafed, with both joints split. Armorial book plate of Matthew White, Viscount Ridley, 2nd Baron Wensleydale. Interior excellent. (v),xlix,475pp. G.G.J. & J. Robinson, London.

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Full Leather Bound. Condition: NEW. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine, front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED, GREEN, BLUE, MAGENTA, TAN, PURPLE DEEP BROWN, BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in [1890] and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2016 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 428, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material, slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. {FOLIO EDITION (Size 12x19 Inches) IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST}. 428.