Hyacinthe de Bougainville
Biography
Hyacinthe de Bougainville (1781-1846) was the son of the famous admiral and explorer Louis de Bougainville, the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the globe, and one of the earliest Europeans to visit Tahiti. Hyacinthe de Bougainville travelled around the world with Baudin’s expedition (1801-1803) before undertaking his own voyage at the request of the French Minister of the Navy and the Colonies.
Bibliography
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