Daring French Explorations

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Daring French Explorations is an exceptional homage to adventure.

Intrepid French mariners-including legendary explorers Laperouse, Bougainville, and Dumont d'Urville, and unsung sailors La Barbinais, Pages, 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This handsome volume-featuring many previously unpublished illustrations, engravings, and maps-traces their extraordinary scientific, diplomatic, or commercial expeditions, which significantly marked the history of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.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9782080428455
Published: February 2024

Number of pages: 400
Width: 270 mm
Height: 320 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Editions Flammarion