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Where Fate Beckons
French explorer and naval officer Jean-Franois de la Prouse (1741 - 88) was, after James Cook, the greatest explorer of the Pacific in the eighteenth century. In 1785, La Perouse was commissioned by Louis XVI to head an expedition into the uncharted regions of the Pacific Ocean. Setting out from France, the expedition over the next three years was the first to map the coasts of California, Alaska, and Siberia. From there, La Prouse continued to Easter Island and Hawaii, where La Prouse Bay bears his name. After a stop in Botany Bay, Australia, La Prouse's two ships set out for the Solomon Islands. En route, they encountered a storm and were sunk; despite search efforts over the centuries, no trace of the wreckage of La Prouse's ships has been found. Where Fate Beckons tells the story of La Prouse's life and adventures, along the way providing a lively introduction to the world of French colonialism, the end of the Age of Exploration, and French society in the years leading to the French Revolution.
Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900
The second volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography records the transformation of Hawai'i from a feudal system of government to a constitutional monarchy whose autonomy was recognized by the United States and the great powers of Europe. Here are referenced the formation of laws, a constitution, a bill of rights, and government reports. Political entanglements with Great Britain and France, the Provisional Cession of Hawai'i to Great Britain, and the restoration of sovereignty in 1843 are documented. Publications resulting from the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes are included. Also listed and described are theater bills, broadsides, and other ephemera, which illuminate the everyday life of the period.
Alep dans la littérature de voyage européenne pendant la période ottomane (1516-1918)
Titre : Alep dans la littérature de voyage européenne pendant la période ottomane (1516-1918) Auteur : Olivier Salmon Préface par Hussein I. El-Mudarris Editeur : Dar al-Mudarris & Dar Mardin Publication : décembre 2011 (2e éd. 2016) Format : 21 x 29,7 cm, 3 tomes, 2123 pages, ill. noir et blanc et ill. couleur Cet ouvrage, résultat d’un travail de thèse de cinq années, établit un corpus de plus de quatre cents voyageurs et auteurs européens, passés ou non par Alep pendant la période ottomane (1516-1918), dont les Å“uvres évoquant la métropole syrienne relèvent de la littérature de voyage. Centre économique, religieux et culturel, situé à la croisée des routes entre lâ...
BibliografÃa mexicana de estadÃstica. Tomo I
La presente bibliografÃa se organizó en vista del siguiente criterio: incluir todas las obras de autores, mexicanos o extranjeros, que contengan informes o cuadros estadÃsticos, datos, noticias y, en general, materiales aprovechables para estudios estadÃsticos. Por lo tanto, en primer lugar deberÃan incluirse los estudios sobre cuestiones de método, las aplicaciones estrictamente metodológicas y las obras formadas exclusiva o predominantemente por tablas o cuadros estadÃsticos; en segundo lugar, las obras de geografÃa, historia, sociologÃa, economÃa, etc..
The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages at the University of California, San Diego
Foreword / Lynda Corey Claassen -- Kenneth Evan Hill as a book collector / Jonathan A. Hill -- Preface to the original edition -- Publisher's note and acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Catalogue of the collection -- References -- Chronological index -- General index.
