A Voyage to Madagascar, and the East Indies

to Which is Added M. Brunel's Memoir on the Chinese Trade

By:

Alexis Marie de Rochon

Format:

Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

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Published in English translation in 1793, this was the first study of Madagascar by a European. A member of the Academie des Sciences, Alexis-Marie de Rochon (1741-1817) was a distinguished French physicist, astronomer and traveller. He was involved in scientific voyages of discovery in the 1770s, conducting a hydrographic survey of the Indian Ocean. The present account was intended to show the advantages of French settlement in Madagascar and includes details of geography, anthropology and agriculture. In discussing cocoa and sugar, Rochon outlines the potential advantages of steam engines in sugar factories. He also provides an exploration history of the region and an interesting account of colonial leaders, notably Maurice Benyovszky (1746-86), the explorer-adventurer who was appointed governor of Madagascar by Louis XV. The work also includes a 'Memoir of the Chinese Trade', which details the many products traded between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century.

Release date Australia

December 7th, 2012

Author

Alexis Marie de Rochon

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Translated by Joseph Trapp

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

1 map

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

460

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

Dimensions

140x216x26

ISBN-13

9781108060905

Product ID

20932855

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