Image: Leguat1891frontispieceFr1708

Size of this preview: 368 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 147 × 240 pixels | 1,379 × 2,244 pixels.

Original image ‎(1,379 × 2,244 pixels, file size: 1.81 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: From Leguat, François (1891), The voyage of François Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and the Cape of Good Hope. 2 Volumes., Edited and annotated by S. Pasfield Oliver, London: Hakluyt Society. It is a facsimile of the frontispiece of: Leguat, François (1708), Voyage et avantures de François Leguat & de ses compagnons en deux isles desertes des Indes Orientales. 2 Volumes., London: Mortier. Shows his settlement in Rodrigues, with tortoises, rats, crabs, a Rodrigues Solitaire and a lizard on a palm trunk. The tortoises are evidently this small species with the domed carapace, the Domed Rodrigues Giant Tortoise.
Title: Leguat1891frontispieceFr1708
Credit: https://archive.org/stream/voyageoffranoi01legu#page/n75/mode/2up
Author: Unknown authorUnknown author
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

Image usage

The following 5 pages link to this image:

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.