Account of the Coquille voyage [manuscript]. [between 1825 and 1828]

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Account of the Coquille voyage [manuscript]. [between 1825 and 1828]

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Manuscript account by T. Pierre Rolland of the voyage of the Coquille. The account relates the circumnavigation of the Coquille which left Toulon on 1822 Aug. 11 calling at Gibraltar, the Falklands, Chile, Peru, Tahiti, Sydney, Mauritius and St Helena, returning to Marseilles on 1825 Apr. 24. Rolland mentions the discovery of and naming of islands including Clermont-Tonnerre, Freycinet and Lostanges. He describes the customs, costume, etc., of the native inhabitants of the places visited. Some of the locations described include Tahiti, the Falklands, Lima and Port Jackson. There is a strong social and anthropological content in the account.

1 v. (72 p.)

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Coquille (Corvette)

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Rolland, T. P. (Thomas Pierre), 1776-1847

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T.P. Rolland was one of the "Maitres D'equipage" on the Coquille. He had previously served with Louis Isadore Duperrey and De Freycinet on the Uranie voyage. In 1828 Rolland received the Cross of the Legion of Honour. From the description of Account of the Coquille voyage [manuscript]. [between 1825 and 1828] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225713852 ...