Daring French Explorations: Trailblazing Adventures around the World: 1714-1854, Featuring Bougainville,...

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Hubert Sagnières Edward Duyker

Daring French Explorations

Trailblazing Adventures around the World: 1714-1854, Featuring Bougainville, Lapérouse, Dumont...

Hubert Sagnières, Edward Duyker

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Flammarion
19 February 2024

History; History: specific events & topics

Daring French Explorations is an exceptional homage to adventure.

Intrepid French mariners-including legendary explorers Lapérouse, Bougainville, and Dumont d'Urville, and unsung sailors La Barbinais, Pagès, and Roquefeuil-embark readers on sixteen voyages around the world from 1714 to 1854.

A selection of firsthand accounts culled from their maritime travelogues recounts the trials and tribulations the explorers encountered as they charted new routes to remote territories. Their unfiltered observations on wide-ranging themes-from geopolitics and commerce to climate change and global cultures-resonate with contemporary issues.

This handsome volume-featuring many previously unpublished illustrations, engravings, and maps-traces their extraordinary scientific, diplomatic, or commercial expeditions, which significantly marked the history of world exploration.

By: Hubert Sagnières
Foreword by: Edward Duyker
Imprint: Flammarion
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 320mm, Width: 270mm,
Weight: 3.000kg
ISBN: 9782080428455
ISBN 10: 2080428454
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 19 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Driven by a spirit of adventure and a passion for expeditions, inveterate collector Hubert Sagnières has drawn from his extensive library to curate this unprecedented introduction to the glory days of French naval history. Award-winning author Edward Duyker is a fellow at the Australian Academy of the Humanities.