Journey to Mauritius / Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre ; translated with an introduction and notes by Jason Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.

Contributor:

Wilson, Jason, 1944-

Series:

Lost and found series.

Lost and found series

Standardized Title:

Voyage à l'île de France. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Mauritius--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Mauritius.

Physical Description:

vii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Interlink Books, 2003.

Summary:

Mixing indignation with a lyrical appreciation of the island's beauty, Bernadin, who wrote this in 1773, provides an early example of a walking guide as he details Mauritius' sights and landscapes. Illustrations. Maps.

Contents:

Introduction

Notes

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: Morals and habits of the white inhabitants

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 Réunion, cyclone

Letter 20: Leaving Réunion, arrival at the Cape

Letter 21: About the Cape. Journey to Constantia and Table Mountain

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.

Notes:

"First published in French, 1773"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290).

ISBN:

1566564476

OCLC:

50002680