. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ^::->X ROUND THE WORLD. I07 to captain Wallls*s obfcrvatlons, i* 15' too far weft. Opoun, fhe mofl: fo'itherljr, as well as the moft eaftcrly of theCe iflands, is in 14* 7' fouth latitude, and 171" 27' y" weft longitude. Several geo- graphers attribute this difcovery to Roggewein. According to them he gave them the name of
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ^::->X ROUND THE WORLD. I07 to captain Wallls*s obfcrvatlons, i* 15' too far weft. Opoun, fhe mofl: fo'itherljr, as well as the moft eaftcrly of theCe iflands, is in 14* 7' fouth latitude, and 171" 27' y" weft longitude. Several geo- graphers attribute this difcovery to Roggewein. According to them he gave them the name of Beauman*s Iflands in 17 21 ; but neither the hiftorical details concerning thefe people, nor tlie geographi- cal pofition aftlgned to the iflands by the writer of Roggewein's voyage*, agree with that opinion. Let us hear what he fays on the fubjcdt him- felf. « We difcovered three iflands at the fame time, " in the i ath degree of latitude, of a very agreeable " appearance. We found them well ftocked with " fine fruit trees, and all forts of herbs, vegetables, " and plants. The natives, who came out to meet *' our veflels, offered us a great variety of fifli, " with cocoa-nuts, bananas, and other fruit. Thefe " iflands muft be very well peopled, fince at our " arrival the beach was already crowded with feveral " thoufand men and women, the former armed with " bows and All the inhabitants are white, * The hiftorical relation of Roggewein's voyage, brought to France by the prefident de Broffes, was written in the French language in 1739, by a German, a native of Mecklenburg, and ferjeant of the troops embarked on board Roggewein's fleet. <* and 11 \ , '" #'1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La Pérouse, Jean François de Galaup,
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