A Voyage to the Isle of France, the Isle of Bourbon, and the Cape of Good Hope

First published in 1773, this travelogue by French author Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814) is reissued here in the English translation of 1800. It covers the voyage he made via the Indian Ocean islands now known as Mauritius and Reunion, recording details of the plants, animals and peoples he encountered.