A voyage to Madagascar and the East Indies
Digitised Book 216.73.216.165 (0)
1792
Information About
The author provides a detailed description of the island of Madagascar in an effort to promote the establishment of a French settlement there. There is also a description of Cochinchina, its government, manners and customs, religion, natural resources, commerce, agriculture etc. An essay entitled "Memoir on the Chinese trade" by M. Brunel found on pages 415-475 describes the various products such as silks, musks, porcelains, herbs etc. being traded.
Additional Details
- Title
- A voyage to Madagascar and the East Indies
- Creators
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- Rochon, Alexis, 1741-1817
- Subject
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- Madagascar--Description and travel
- East Indies--Description and travel
- Cochin China--Description and travel
- China--Commerce
- Publisher
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- Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1792
- National Library Board Singapore, 1792
- Contributors
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- Brunel, François-Bernard, (1750-ca. 1786)
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- General description of Madagascar -- Description of the southern part of Madagascar -- Description of the north-east part of Madagascar -- Reflections on the northern part of Madagascar -- Description of several trees, plants, and shrubs, which grow in the northern parts of Madagascar, and which the author brought with him to the Isle of France, in the year 1768 -- Description of a singular plant called the cocoa of Maldives -- Description of Cochinchina -- Memoir on the Chinese trade.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2007.