An edition of Journey to Mauritius
(2003)
Journey to Mauritius
by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Author's preface to the first edition, 1773
Prospectus for a new edition of the journey to Mauritius
Preamble to the journey to Mauritius
Letter 1: Lorient, 4 January 1768
Letter 2: Lorient, 28 January 1768
Letter 3: Lorient, 20 february 1768
Letter 4: On board the Marquis de Castries, 3 March
Log: March 1768
Observations on the customs of sea-faring people
Observations on the sea and fish
Observations on the sky, winds and birds
Observations of possible use for the better management of sailors
Observations on scurvy
Letter 5: My arrival at Mauritius
Letter 6: Port Louis, 6 August 1768
Letter 7: Port Louis, 15 September 1768
Letter 8: Port Louis, 8 October 1768
Letter 9: Port Louis, 7 December 1768
About animals native to Mauritius
Letter 10: On what comes from the sea: fish, shells, and coral
Meteorological journal
Letter 11: Port Louis, 10 February 1769
Letter 12: Port Louis, 25 april 1769
On Blacks
Letter 13: Port Louis, 29 May 1769
Agriculture, herbs, vegetables, and flowers brought to the island
Letter 14: Port Louis, 10 July 1769
Shrubs and trees brought to the island
Letter 15: Port Louis, 15 July 1769
Animals brought to mauritius
Letter 16: Port Louis, 15 August 1769
A tour around the island
Letter 17: Journey on foot around the island
Letter 18: On commerce, agriculture, and the island's defence
Preamble to the end of the first volume: on whites and Blacks
Letter 19: Departure for France, arrival at R
nion, hurricane -- Letter 20 -- Letter 21 -- Letter 22: Quality of the air and soil in the Cape of Good Hope; plants, insects, and animals -- Letter 23: Slaves, Hottentots, the Dutch -- Letter 24: continuation of my Cape journal -- Letter 25: Departure from the Cape, description of Ascension Island -- Letter 26: Conjectures on the antiquity of the soil on Ascension Island, on Mauritius, on the Cape of Good Hope and in Europe -- Letter 27: Observations on Ascension Island, departure, arrival in France -- Letter 28: On voyagers and voyages.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290).
"First published in French, 1773."
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