French botany in the Enlightenment : the ill-fated voyages of La Pérouse and his rescuers

French botany in the Enlightenment : the ill-fated voyages of La Pérouse and his rescuers / by Roger L. Williams.

Author/creator	Williams, Roger Lawrence, 1923-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©2003.
Description	240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788--Travel --Oceania. Entrecasteaux, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d', 1737-1793--Travel --Oceania. Botany--France --History --18th century. Botanists--France --History --18th century. Plant collectors--France --History --18th century. Oceania--Discovery and exploration --French.

Series	Archives internationales d'histoire des idées ; 182 Archives internationales d'histoire des idées 182. ^A494673
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and indexes.
LCCN	2002044855
ISBN	1402011091 (hc. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QK21.F8 W57 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold