Voyage of the Korrigane around the world

Description

VAN DEN BROEK D'OBRENAN C. Voyage of the 'Korrigane', preface by Paul Valéry. Paris: Payot, 1939, in-8°, cardboard binding, original covers preserved, 260 pp., 1 map, 18 plates with 39 illustrations. Very rare. The text was first published in 1934 and 1935 in the journal 'La Géographie'. The author (1909–1956), after participating in the voyage, chronicled the Korrigane's global cruise. Departing from the Galapagos, the Korrigane reached the Marquesas Islands, where it stayed from August 20 to September 8. Tahiti was reached on September 14, followed by Moorea and Bora-Bora on October 31, before heading to New Zealand.