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New Zealand, 1826-1827, from the French of Dumont d'Urville : an English translation of the Voyage de l'Astrolabe in New Zealand waters
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New Zealand, 1826-1827, from the French of Dumont d'Urville : an English translation of the Voyage de l'Astrolabe in New Zealand waters

Author: Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville; Olive Wright; G A Eiby
Publisher: [Wellington, N.Z.] : Printed by the Wingfield Press for Olive Wright, [1950]
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"Contains a biographical essay on the French navigator Dumont d'urville (1790-1842) together with a scholarly translation of that part of his diary which was written on board the Astrolabe during her passage through the coastal waters of New Zealand in 1826-27. ... The rest of the book is a translation of the New Zealand section of the French narrative which was prepared for publication by d'Urville ... and  Read more...
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Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842.
New Zealand, 1826-1827, from the French of Dumont d'Urville.
[Wellington, N.Z.] : Printed by the Wingfield Press for Olive Wright, [1950]
(OCoLC)594318435
Named Person: Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville; Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville; Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville; Olive Wright; G A Eiby
OCLC Number: 154481449
Notes: Errata slip mounted on p. 246.
Description: xi, 250, [1] p., [13] p. of plates : ill., maps, ; 25 cm.
Responsibility: with an introductory essay by Olive Wright ; foreword by Emmanuel Lancial.

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"Contains a biographical essay on the French navigator Dumont d'urville (1790-1842) together with a scholarly translation of that part of his diary which was written on board the Astrolabe during her passage through the coastal waters of New Zealand in 1826-27. ... The rest of the book is a translation of the New Zealand section of the French narrative which was prepared for publication by d'Urville ... and completed in 1835"--Back cover.

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