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Book/Printed Material Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, fait par ordre du roi, depuis 1774 jusqu'en 1781. Dans lequel on traite des mœurs de la religion, des sciences & des arts des Indiens, des Chinois, des Pégouins & des Madégasses

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  • Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, fait par ordre du roi, depuis 1774 jusqu'en 1781. Dans lequel on traite des mœurs de la religion, des sciences & des arts des Indiens, des Chinois, des Pégouins & des Madégasses; suivi d'observations sur le cap de Bonne-Espérance, les isles de France & de Bourbon, les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, les Philippines & les Moluques, & de recherches sur l'histoire naturelle de ces pays

Summary

  • Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814) was a French naturalist and explorer who made several voyages to southeast Asia between 1769 and 1781. He published this two-volume account of his voyage of 1774-81 in 1782. Volume 1 deals exclusively with India, whose culture Sonnerat very much admired, and is especially noteworthy for its extended discussion of religion in India, Hinduism in particular. Volume 2 covers Sonnerat's travels to China, Burma, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), Indonesia, and the Philippines. The book is illustrated with engravings based on Sonnerat's drawings. Among the most interesting illustrations are Sonnerat's pictures of various Hindu deities. Sonnerat was also a dedicated ornithologist and bird collector, and the book describes and depicts a number of species that he was the first to identify. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Sonnerat, Pierre, 1748-1814

Created / Published

  • Paris, L'auteur, 1782.

Headings

  • -  Natural history--China--Early works to 1800
  • -  Natural history--East Indies--Early works to 1800
  • -  China--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  East Indies--Description and travel--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  digital files not viewed; td12 2008-11-20
  • -  LAC ael 2019-03-27 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 2 v. plates. 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS506 .S7 1782

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 04029260

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  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Sonnerat, Pierre. Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, fait par ordre du roi, depuisjusqu'en 1781. Dans lequel on traite des mœurs de la religion, des sciences & des arts des Indiens, des Chinois, des Pégouins & des Madégasses; suivi d'observations sur le cap de Bonne-Espérance, les isles de France & de Bourbon, les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, les Philippines & les Moluques, & de recherches sur l'histoire naturelle de ces pays. Paris, L'auteur, 1782. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/04029260/.

APA citation style:

Sonnerat, P. (1782) Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, fait par ordre du roi, depuisjusqu'en 1781. Dans lequel on traite des mœurs de la religion, des sciences & des arts des Indiens, des Chinois, des Pégouins & des Madégasses; suivi d'observations sur le cap de Bonne-Espérance, les isles de France & de Bourbon, les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, les Philippines & les Moluques, & de recherches sur l'histoire naturelle de ces pays. Paris, L'auteur. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/04029260/.

MLA citation style:

Sonnerat, Pierre. Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, fait par ordre du roi, depuisjusqu'en 1781. Dans lequel on traite des mœurs de la religion, des sciences & des arts des Indiens, des Chinois, des Pégouins & des Madégasses; suivi d'observations sur le cap de Bonne-Espérance, les isles de France & de Bourbon, les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, les Philippines & les Moluques, & de recherches sur l'histoire naturelle de ces pays. Paris, L'auteur, 1782. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/04029260/>.