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[Mauritius & Reunion Islands] POIVRE (Pierre). Oeuvres complèttes [sic] de P. Poivre, Intendant des Isles de France et de Bourbon, correspondant de l'académie des sciences, etc. ; précédées de sa vie et accompagnées de notes. Paris, Fuchs, 1797. 1 volume in-8, half morocco with post-pasted corners, spine with 5 ornate nerves (binding by Bruyère). IV, 310 pp. Engraved frontispiece added.
"Rare voyage also containing the travel reports of frigate lieutenant Etcheverry in the Philippines and the Moluccas. A French horticulturist and colonial administrator, Pierre POIVRE (1719-1786) is best known for having transplanted and cultivated spices such as cloves and nutmeg on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion, thus breaking the Dutch monopoly on the spice trade".
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