Compiled by the officers of the French frigates L'Espérance and La Recherche, includes some documents in French on the crews of the two ships and on instructions for the voyage in 1793.
Vocabularies of the language of the Friendly Islands [Tonga], compiled at Tongatabu [Tongatapu], and of the language of New Caledonia.
This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 102 MS 9882
- Dates of Creation
- 1793
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- French
- Physical Description
- 9 volumes
Scope and Content
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
A selection of William Marsden's manuscript collection was transferred from King's College London to SOAS shortly after the School's foundation in 1916.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Custodial History
Formerly part of the library of the Orientalist and linguist William Marsden (1754-1836), a portion of which he presented to King's College London in 1835.