Le tour du monde, ou les mille et une merveilles des voyage Oceanie, Oceanie Atalantique, Mers Polaires
Author
Leon Guerin
(French, 1807 - 1885)
Date1841
Object number00031691
NameBook
MediumInk on paper, leather
DimensionsOverall: 160 x 105 x 15 mm, 0.142 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA book by Leon Guerin titled 'Le Tour du Monde, ou les mille et une merveilles des voyages par Leon Guerin, Oceanie, Oceanie Atlantique, mers Polaires [A trip around the world or thousand and one marvels of voyages by Leon Guerin, Oceania, Atlantic Ocean and Polar Seas].
This volume focusing on the polar regions and the Pacific, is one in the 'The World Travel' series by Guerin.
The illustrations, intended for a younger audience, are the standard Pacific images of the time such as the monument to La Perouse, death of Captain Cook and breadfruit but with some interesting additions such as Mount Hekla in Iceland, first described byBanks, and Fiji.History
