ISBN10: 0522845657, ISBN13: 9780522845655, [publisher: Melbourne University Press] Hardcover First Edition previous owners gift inscription else fine
[Melbourne, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0522845657, ISBN13: 9780522845655, [publisher: Melbourne University Press, Melbourne VIC] Hardcover First Edition Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing on top foredge. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are still excellent. French explorer Marion Dufresne was the man who reached Tasmania before the English. His expedition was the first to encounter the Tasmanian Aborigines and was a precursor of the great voyages of La Perouse, d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin and d'Urville. France was not idle in her search for the Southland at the time of James Cook's great expeditions. It is puzzling that Marion's name is absent not only from Australian but also from French reference works. His life of high adventure demands description - early success as a Breton corsair, a crucial part in the daring rescue from Scotland of Bonnie Prince Charlie, numerous voyages to the East, entrepreneurial boldness, discovery of the most westerly islands in the Indian Ocean and an early visit to New Zealand. He was surely one of the most colourful characters in our maritime history, and his story is told here with verve and skill. To Australian and New Zealand readers this elegant biography will be, as Frank Horner writes, 'a reminder, or a revelation of the international context in which the English explorations of their homelands took place'. The eighteenth-century conflict between Britain ...
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Melbourne University Press, Date: 1994 First Edition. Hardcover in Dustjacket. FINE!. AUSTRALIANA MARITIME EXPLORATION Hardcover First Edition FINEFrench explorer Marion Dufresne was the man who reached Tasmania before the English. His expedition was the first to encounter the Tasmanian Aborigines and was a precursor of the great voyages of La Perouse, d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin and d'Urville.To Australian and New Zealand readers this elegant biography will be, as Frank Horner writes, 'a reminder, or a revelation of the international context in which the English explorations of their homelands took place'. The eighteenth-century conflict between Britain and France is mirrored in Marion Dufresne's life.The parallels with Cook are striking. Like his English contemporary, Marion was a brilliant mariner who proved his skills in merchant shipping before joining his nation's Royal Navy. Like Cook he was involved in scientific efforts to observe the Transit of Venus and sought the Southland in uncharted waters. Finally, he too died tragically at the hands of Polynesians.xvi, 229 p., [28] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (1 col.), ports. ; 25 cm.  Bibliography: p. 207-220. #120822. First Edition.  Miegunyah Press series ; no. 16.Marion Du Fresne, M.-J. (Marc-Joseph)  |  Explorers -- France -- Biography.  |  Sailors -- France -- Biography.  |  Tasmania -- Discovery and exploration -- French.  |  New Zealand -- Discovery and exp ...

ISBN10: 0522845657, ISBN13: 9780522845655, [publisher: Melbourne University Press 1994 First Edition] Hardcover First Edition AUSTRALIANA MARITIME EXPLORATION Hardcover First Edition FINEFrench explorer Marion Dufresne was the man who reached Tasmania before the English. His expedition was the first to encounter the Tasmanian Aborigines and was a precursor of the great voyages of La Perouse, d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin and d'Urville.To Australian and New Zealand readers this elegant biography will be, as Frank Horner writes, 'a reminder, or a revelation of the international context in which the English explorations of their homelands took place'. The eighteenth-century conflict between Britain and France is mirrored in Marion Dufresne's life.The parallels with Cook are striking. Like his English contemporary, Marion was a brilliant mariner who proved his skills in merchant shipping before joining his nation's Royal Navy. Like Cook he was involved in scientific efforts to observe the Transit of Venus and sought the Southland in uncharted waters. Finally, he too died tragically at the hands of Polynesians.xvi, 229 p., [28] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (1 col.), ports. ; 25 cm. Bibliography: p. 207-220. #120822. First Edition. Miegunyah Press series ; no. 16.Marion Du Fresne, M.-J. (Marc-Joseph)ÂÂ|ÂÂExplorers -- France -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂSailors -- France -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂTasmania -- Discovery and exploration -- French. ...
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Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, Date: 1994 The dust jacket has light wear. The title page is inscribed. The edges of the book have minor foxing. 229 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). 1994. Melbourne University Press ISBN 0522845657 9780522845655 [AU]

ISBN10: 0522845657, ISBN13: 9780522845655, [publisher: Melbourne University Press, Australia] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Photocopied article from The Age, 1994 about Dufresne. Includes B&W and colour photographs. 25 cm x 18 cm. 229 pp.
[ELMHURST, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1994]

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