Ce livre décrit le voyage épique de la galère Tartare, qui entreprit une expédition pour visiter les Moluques et la Nouvelle-Guinée sur ordre de la Compagnie Anglaise des Indes Orientales. Il raconte les aventures des marins, les rencontres avec les autochtones, ainsi que les dangers et les défis qui attendent l'équipage de la Tartare. Ce récit de voyage est un témoignage captivant des explorations européennes dans le Pacifique au XVIIIe siècle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.