[14], 227 pp. With extra engraved title page, headpieces, foliated initials, and 28 engraved plates (several folding) including maps, botanical and ixthyological illustrations. (12mo) 15.7x9 cm (6¼x3½") full vellum.
Relates the three years of travel of this young French explorer, engineer and hydrographer, who was nineteen years old at the date of departure. The author describes the colonies and harbors he visited, the people he met as well as the fruits, plants and animals he discovered.
