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Item Details
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CITIZEN LABILLARDIRE
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| By: |
Edward Duyker |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£39.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0522851606 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780522851601 |
| Publisher: |
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
10 October, 2004 |
| Pages: |
383 |
| Description: |
Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardiere was one of the great traveller-naturalists of the eighteenth century. This work offers a comprehensive study of this naturalist, revealing a committed republican who was shaped by the turbulent years of revolutionary and Napoleonic France. It is a a story of science, survival and a grand adventure. |
| Synopsis: |
Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardi re was one of the great traveller-naturalists of the eighteenth century. He is most famous for his account of his voyage to the South Seas with Bruny d'Entrecasteaux in search of La Perouse in 1791 93. Labillardi re's Relation was an international bestseller in its day, helping to usher the southern continent into the European imagination. During his visit to the south-western coast of New Holland and his two sojourns in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Labillardi re also laid the foundations for his magnificent Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen (1804 06), which is justly recognised as the 'first general flora of Australia'. He was also the author of the first published flora of New Caledonia. In researching this exciting and elegantly written biography, Edward Duyker revisited many of the naturalist's landfalls around the world. He also examined a wide range of archival and museum collections to piece together Labillardi re's correspondence and observations. The result is the first comprehensive study of the naturalist, revealing a committed republican who was shaped by the turbulent years of revolutionary and Napoleonic France. |
| Publication: |
Australia |
| Imprint: |
The Miegunyah Press |
| Returns: |
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