"Relation de mon naufrage"
Name of traveller
Jean-Baptiste-Léonard Durand (1742-1812)
Reason for travel
- shipwrecked on return from Senegal
Date of travel
September 1786
Nous dînâmes à six heures; nous dînâmes bien et long-tems; le repas se termina à l'anglaise, c'est-à-dire que nous bûmes beaucoup. Le lendemain notre hôte me conduisit à Coermarden, où j'achetai de quoi monter ma garde-robe de ce qui me manquait, et je manquais absolument de tout. (Durand 399)
Content
- architecture: describes Westmead House as a grand château
- people:
- emergency baptism of a boy from Senegal during the sinking of the ship
- author and some of the crew find accommodation in the home of Henry Trollope (1756-1839) and his wife, Fanny, née Best
- on his departure, author presents Mrs Trollope with his pet monkey as token of his gratitude
- recreation: participates in various diversions organised by the Trollopes, such as hunting, fishing and feasting
- transport: description of the sinking of the French ship l'Aimable Marthe near Laugharne in September 1786
- English translation: "Account of My Return to Europe, with the Particulars of My Shipwreck." A Voyage to Senegal; or, Historical, Philosophical, and Political Memoirs, Relative to the Discoveries, Establishments, and Commerce of Europeans in the Atlantic Ocean, from Cape Blanco to the River of Sierra Leone. To which Is Added an Account of a Journey from Isle St. Louis to Galam. Trans. Anonymous. London: Richard Phillips, 1806. 176-81. Print.
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Nationality of traveller
French
Language of publication
French; translation: English
Gender of traveller
Male
Type of publication
travelogue
Citation
Durand, Jean-Baptiste-Léonard. "Relation de mon naufrage." Voyage au Sénégal ou Mémoires historiques, philosophiques et politiques sur les découvertes, les établissemens et le commerce des Européens dans les mers de l'Océan atlantique: depuis le Cap-Blanc jusqu'à la rivière de Serre-Lionne inclusivement; suivis de la Relation d'un voyage par terre de l'île Saint-Louis à Galam; et du texte arabe de Trois traités de commerce faits par l'auteur avec les princes du pays. Paris: Henri Agasse, 1802. 395-401. Print.