Project Gutenberg 2024-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 396 Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte 1729 1811 Bougainville, comte de (Louis-Antoine) Forster, Johann Reinhold 1729 1798 Forster, John Reinhold Forster, Joannes Reinoldus 05034892 Voyage autour du monde. English A voyage round the world : $b Perfomed by order of His most Christian Majesty, in the years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769. $aLondon :$bJ. Nourse, $c1772. Peter Becker, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Voyage Round the World" by Louis de Bougainville is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The text details the expedition undertaken by Bougainville, who commanded the frigate La Boudeuse and the store-ship L'Etoile between 1766 and 1769, as they navigate around the globe to explore uncharted territories and assert French claims in the South Pacific. The narrative likely focuses on the voyage's adventures, discoveries, and challenges faced by Bougainville and his crew during their significant journey. At the start of the narrative, Bougainville recounts the preparation for his expedition, highlighting a crucial stop at Brest to address issues with his ship after facing a severe storm. He discusses the strategic objectives of the voyage, including the transfer of the Falkland Islands to Spanish custody. This introduction sets the stage for a detailed account of the maritime challenges, navigational observations, and encounters with various lands and peoples that Bougainville and his crew will experience throughout the expedition, thereby emphasizing both the scientific and imperial ambitions of the French in the 18th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/voyageroundworld00boug 20210907105234bougainvil 1772 gb Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boudeuse (Frigate) -- Early works to 1800 Etoile (Ship) -- Early works to 1800 Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Oceania -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811 -- Travel -- Early works to 1800 G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 899063 2025-07-29T06:25:19.450632 text/html 867880 2024-04-19T15:06:07 text/html 5850050 2025-07-29T06:25:34.345634 application/epub+zip 5863841 2025-07-29T06:25:23.254635 application/epub+zip 386114 2025-07-29T06:25:21.079678 application/epub+zip 2844059 2025-07-29T06:25:41.910044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2775135 2025-07-29T06:25:32.196610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 765522 2025-07-29T06:25:17.370637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 745480 2024-04-19T15:06:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18295 2025-07-29T06:25:42.163023 application/rdf+xml 10215 2025-07-29T06:25:21.339636 image/jpeg 1960 2025-07-29T06:25:21.208670 image/jpeg 6464377 2025-07-29T06:25:19.583644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia