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English:
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.
Français :
La
frontispice
d'une copie datant du 19
ième
siècle d'un récit de François Leguat, réfugié huguenot du 18
ième
siècle.
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| Source | https://archive.org/stream/voyageoffranoi01legu#page/n75/mode/2up |
| Author | Unknown author |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer . This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929. |
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