Marchand Etienne 1755-1793 Engaged In The Trade Between The West
Indies and North and South America. In 1790 sailed from Marseilles on a
voyage of trade and exploration, in which he made careful surveys of the
coast of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, visited the islands of
Polynesia, sailed up the west coast of America, visited China and
Siberia, and finally returned to Europe, 1792. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Explores
North-West Coast, 1791, 25; his narrative, 25. =Bib.=: Voyage autour du
Monde, ed. by Fleurien. For biog., see Cyc. Am. Biog.