L'Amiral de France et par occasion, de celvy des autres nations, tant vieles que nouuelles / par le Sr de la Popelliniere
- Bib ID:
- 5350540
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin, sieur de, 1541-1608
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- A Paris : chez Thomas Perier, Libraire Iuré, rüe saint Iaques, à l'image sainte Barbe, 1584
- [xiii], 92, [6] leaves ; 23 cm.
- Summary:
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"A sixteenth century proposal for French voyaging which reiterates the author's petition [for French naval expansion] for the founding of a colony in the unknown 'australe' land. ...that France must undertake a colonising expedition ...with his endorsement for an actual expedition" - Hordern House.
- Biography/History:
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La Popelinière was a Gascon writer and historian who also wrote Les Trois Mondes arguing that France should colonise the austral lands in the southern hemisphere. He is considered a foundation writer on French interest in this region. It is thought he mounted the first attempt to found such a colony and the first French explorer to search for Terre Australe.
- Notes:
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- Errors in foliation: leaves 11, 26, 28, 62, 74 and 88 numbered 4, 19, 27, 61, 66, and 89, respectively.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-39943182
- SR 359.00944 L315, Digitised, 20130402, brittle/fragile
- Cited In:
- Hordern House. Great south land, 24
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1608
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1584
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