Falklands.- Pernety (Antoine) The History of a Voyage to the Malouine (or Falkland) Islands, Made in 1763 and 1764, Under the Command of M. de Bougainville, in Order to Form a Settlement There; and of Two Voyages to the Streights of Magellan, with an Account of the Patagonians, second edition in English, 16 engraved maps, charts and plates (including frontispiece), 8 folding, one with short tear, some light spotting and offsetting, bookplate of G.H.D.Pennant, contemporary polished calf, red morocco label, spine and edges rubbed, [Hill 1328; Sabin 6870], 4to, for William Goldsmith, and David Steel, 1773. ⁂ De Bougainville named the islands 'Malouine' in honour of his ships and crew, which originated in St. Malo. His voyage to the island in order to establish a colony was self-funded. He established a settlement at Fort St. Louis in 1764.
Falklands.- Pernety (Antoine) The History of a Voyage to the Malouine (or Falkland) Islands, Made in 1763 and 1764, Under the Command of M. de Bougainville, in Order to Form a Settlement There; and of Two Voyages to the Streights of Magellan, with an Account of the Patagonians, second edition in English, 16 engraved maps, charts and plates (including frontispiece), 8 folding, one with short tear, some light spotting and offsetting, bookplate of G.H.D.Pennant, contemporary polished calf, red morocco label, spine and edges rubbed, [Hill 1328; Sabin 6870], 4to, for William Goldsmith, and David Steel, 1773. ⁂ De Bougainville named the islands 'Malouine' in honour of his ships and crew, which originated in St. Malo. His voyage to the island in order to establish a colony was self-funded. He established a settlement at Fort St. Louis in 1764.
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