Mission in Siberia
Book to read Author : Elisabeth Rivoire Publication date 30/01/2020 Publisher Oskar Collection Roman Format When Lapérouse prepared his expedition to circumnavigate the world, he took on board the young Barthélemy de …
June 2022
An ethnologist’s view of Vanikoro
A conference entitled “In the footsteps of Monsieur de Lapérouse, an ethnologist’s view of Vanikoro” presented by Mr. Christian Coiffier, ethnologist at the MNHN will take place at the village hall of …
Humor according to Sahib
The author Louis Ernest Lesage, known by the pseudonym Sahib or Ned (Paris, January 8, 1847 – May 31, 19191), was a French watercolor painter and caricature illustrator. Lesage studied at the …
In the wake of Lapérouse
For his sailing trip in the wake of Lapérouse, Hubert Furco leaves Marseillan next week. Hubert wrote to us: “The idea since I am considering this cruise is to some extent to …
A piece of theater
The pupils of the Ce1 /Ce2-Cm1/Cm2 sections of the Florentin school visited the Lapérouse museum in Albi accompanied by Jean Marie Pestel de Lapérouse, himself. Clément Sicard, the school’s director, thanked ALAF …
The on-board windmill
The flour mills are an innovation of the Lapérouse expedition, known to the point of becoming a symbol of the silhouette of at least one ship.It is also known that Captain de …
An evening around the Lapérouse project on June 23
As part of the creation of a new space dedicated to the navigator Lapérouse and his expedition, the City of Albi organizes on June 23 at 18:30, at the Athanor hall, an …
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Flour production on board at the end of the 18th century
Western food is traditionally based on the consumption of cereals, and in particular of different kinds of wheat, one of them being buckwheat, appreciated by Breton crews, which would have anti-scorbutic properties. …
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Barthélémy de Lesseps, Lapérouse’s messenger
Jean-Baptiste Barthélemy de Lesseps was born in Sète on 27 January 1766 He spent his childhood in Hamburg and then St. Petersburg where his father was a consul. At the age of …
