Citizen Labillardière A Naturalist's Life in Revolution and Exploration (1755–1834)

by Duyker, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780522850109
• ISBN10: 0522850103
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Miegunyah Press

Summary

From the cloisters of Normandy and the pillaged libraries of Italy to the Sea of Galilee and the frozen passes of the Alps, this history chronicles the overlap of science, survival, and writing in the life of Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardiegrave;re, an 18th-century traveler and naturalist. Most famous for his international bestsellerRelation, which helped usher the southern continent into the European imagination, Labillardiegrave;re also authored flora manuals such asNovae Hollandiae. This comprehensive study offers archival notes, personal correspondence, and observations about Labillardiegrave;re's impact on modern society.

Author Biography

Edward Duyker is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Historical Society, and an Honorary Associate of the Department of French Studies, University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Textual Note	p. xviii
Introduction	p. 1
Alencon	p. 7
Medical Student	p. 17
Albion and the Alps	p. 25
To the Cedars of Lebanon	p. 37
Universal Ferment	p. 57
The Genesis of a Rescue	p. 67
To Tenerife and the Cape	p. 78
Van Diemen's Land	p. 94
On to Amboina	p. 112
New Holland	p. 125
Back to Van Diemen's Land	p. 138
The Friendly Islands	p. 160
New Caledonia	p. 169
The Disintegration of the Expedition	p. 185
Hear, O Heavens of France!	p. 203
Italy	p. 212
Savant Celebre	p. 223
Epilogue	p. 242
Glossary of Scientific Terms	p. 247
Glossary of French Terms and Institutions	p. 250
Labillardiere's Library	p. 259
Notes	p. 262
Bibliography	p. 321
Botanical Index	p. 353
Zoological Index	p. 358
General Index	p. 361
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