L'Archipel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie

Book Description

Paris:: Hachette,. 1895.. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. A scarce & comprehensive work on New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, written by a Sorbonne-trained geographer. Chapters include the origin & classification of the islands; geographical configuration of New Caledonia and the southwest Pacific; coral reefs; New Caledonian geology and a comparison with Australia, New Zealand and other Melanesian archipelagos; climate, including tables of wind, temperature and rain related to the above neighbors; flora & fauna; the natives- their way of life, their "extinction"; the history from discovery to French possession (1774-1853); mining & agriculture; New Caledonia as a penal colony. No copies of this work appear on-line. OCLC 4526841 cites 25 copies. Roy. 8vo, (xxiv) 458pp, (1) errata, plates & 2 lge. folding maps. Bound for the private library of Jules Cambon, one-time governor of Algeria, in quarter vellum and marbled boards w/ red & gilt title label. Vellum slt. marked, edges rubbed o/w very good condition.

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