A voyage to Cochinchina in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom ; and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character, and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chiefs of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal with a chart of the route



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1806

A voyage to Cochinchina in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom ; and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character, and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chiefs of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal with a chart of the route

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This publication is an account of the travels made by the crews of the Lion, the Hindostan Indiaman and the Jackal Brig from Spithead in Great Britain to Cochinchina. The publication provides a rationale for establishing a British presence in Cochinchina, namely to compete with the French, and to establish trade links with China. The account of the journey to Cochinchina includes descriptions of the places the author passed through on the way there. The last chapter of the book gives an account of the journey to Leetako, the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa.

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Brazil--Description and travel Southeast Asia--Description and travel Botswana--Description and travel South Africa--Description and travel

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Geographical areas and countries Description and travel

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Title
A voyage to Cochinchina in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom ; and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character, and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chiefs of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal with a chart of the route
Creators
  • Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848
Subject
  • Brazil--Description and travel
  • Southeast Asia--Description and travel
  • Botswana--Description and travel
  • South Africa--Description and travel
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1806
  • Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806
Contributors
  • John Bastin
  • Alexander, William, 1767-1816
  • Daniell, Samuel, 1775-1811
  • Medland, Thomas, active 18th century-19th century
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill., plates, map
Table of Contents
  • ch. I. The island of Madeira -- ch. II. The island of Teneriffe -- ch. III. The island of St. Jago -- ch. IV. Rio de Janeiro -- ch. V. General observations on the Brazils -- ch. VI. The islands of Tristan da cunha and Amsterdam -- ch. VII. The Strait of Sunda and island of Java -- ch. VIII. Batavia -- ch. IX. Cochinchina -- ch. X. General sketch of the manners, character, and condition of the natives of Turon -- ch, XI. Advantages of a commercial intercourse with Cochinchina.
Copyright
  • Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2020