Memoires touchant l’etablissement d’une mission chrestienne dans le troisième monde Autrement appelé, la Terre australe, meridionale, antartique, & inconnuë

Abbé Paulmier’s Mémoires occupy an important place in the European history of the concept of Terra australis. This critical edition, the first since 1664, is enhanced by previously unpublished documents as well as a preface placing the work in its historical and cartographic context.