Perils and captivity; : comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816 [from the French of Mme. Dard] : Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785 [tr. from Fr.] : Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770 [in a letter from Louis Godin des Odonais, tr. from the French].

Perils and captivity; :

comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816 [from the French of Mme. Dard] : Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785 [tr. from Fr.] : Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770 [in a letter from Louis Godin des Odonais, tr. from the French].
Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Dard, Charlotte-Adelaïde.
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Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Edinburgh : Printed for Constable and Co. and Thomas Hurst and Co. London, 1827.
Series:Constable's miscellany of original & selected publications in literature ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de, > 1745-1820?
Godin des Odonais, Isabelle de Grandmaison, > b. 1728?
Méduse (Ship)
Shipwrecks > Africa, West.
Senegal > Description and travel.
Amazon River Valley > Description and travel.
Notes:"Printed by the Heirs of D. Willison."--colophon.

The narrative of the Picard family was written by Charlotte Adélaïde Picard Dard.

The added t.-p. is engraved.

The "Voyage of Madame Godin" is translated from the French of a letter by M. Godin des Odonais to M. de la Condamine.

Physical description: xx, [19]-334 p. ; 16 cm.

Citations/References: Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 7634

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J 91043
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