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Campagne de l' "Uranie"(1817-1820). English A woman of courage : the journal of Rose de Freycinet on her voyage around the world 1817-1820 / translated and edited by Marc Serge Riviere. |
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Author: |
Freycinet, Rose Marie de (nee Pinon), 1794-1832 Rivie€re, Marc, 1947- National Library of Australia
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Imprint: |
National Library of Australia, 1996. |
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xxv, 189 p. : ill. (some col.), portraits, facsims, maps, plans, notes, bib., index, hbk ; 25 cm. |
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Freycinet, Rose Marie de (nee Pinon), 1794-1832 Uranie (Corvette) Voyages around the world Scientific expeditions European exploration and explorers European exploration and explorers European exploration and explorers Women Autobiography Sailors Diaries and journals Eighteen hundreds 1800s
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ISBN: |
0642106762 : |
Notes: |
Illustrated with paintings, drawings and maps of the time. English translation of a journal first published in French in 1927. Tells of the adventures of Rose de Freycinet who stowed away on the French corvette, Uranie, commanded by her husband, Louis-Claude de Freycinet on a three-year voyage of discovery. Includes an introduction providing biographical information, references and an index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxv) and index.
Originally published in French under the title: Campagne de l'Uranie.
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Added Title: |
Campagne de l'Uranie.
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