{"product_id":"the-fateful-voyage-of-the-st-jean-baptiste-by-john-dunmore-1969-1st-edition","title":"THE FATEFUL VOYAGE of the ST JEAN BAPTISTE by John Dunmore 1969 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE FATEFUL VOYAGE of the ST JEAN BAPTISTE\u003cbr\u003e\nby John Dunmore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Pegasus Press 1969, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 15 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 127\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2405\/0365\/K551\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA True Account of M. de Surville’s Expedition to New Zealand and the Unknown South Seas 1769-70.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1769, 20 years before the French Revolution, two famous navigators passed within 120 kms of each other off the coast of New Zealand; the first was Captain James Cook in command of the Endeavour; the other was French East India Company Captain Jean de Surville in the St Jean Baptiste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrench-Pacific historian John Dunmore MNZM recounts the bittersweet story of France’s dreams of discovering the imagined Southern Continent, Surville’s remarkable stay amongst the Maori of Doubtless Bay, and the terrible price the adventure extracted. Told in a vivid narrative, this book is an extraordinary contribution to the history of pre-colonial New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\nMaps on end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with only light wear\/marks on dust jacket. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450949452068,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/101862.jpg?v=1785446012","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-fateful-voyage-of-the-st-jean-baptiste-by-john-dunmore-1969-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}