Hubert Sagnieres

Daring French Explorations

Trailblazing Adventures Around the World: 1714-1854

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 This handsome volume-featuring many previously unpublished illustrations, engravings, and maps-traces their extraordinary scientific, diplomatic, or commercial expeditions, which significantly marked the history of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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Editions Flammarion
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 328mm x 274mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 2994g
• ISBN-13: 9782080428455
• ISBN-10: 2080428454
• Artikelnr.: 68476357

Autorenporträt

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.