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In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France - A Chronicle of Giraffomania, 1826-1845 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,933
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In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France - A Chronicle of Giraffomania, 1826-1845 (Hardcover): Olivier Lebleu

In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France - A Chronicle of Giraffomania, 1826-1845 (Hardcover)

Olivier Lebleu; Translated by Cynthia T. Hahn

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This engaging account traces the remarkable history of France's first giraffe, a diplomatic gift from Egyptian Pasha Muhammed-Ali to King Charles X in 1826. "Zarafa," taken by boat from Egypt to Marseilles and walked all the way to Paris, was accompanied by her Arab handlers and a famous French naturalist. She drew vast crowds along her route, sparking a giraffomania that was widely documented in art and literature. Her initial journey and then long and celebrated residence in Paris encapsulates nineteenth-century French socio-political history and highlights the emerging evolutionary theories of the time. Over fifty illustrations from the period illuminate this rare encounter with a unique animal that is now endangered and deserving of our greater attention and understanding.

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Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2020
Authors: Olivier Lebleu
Translators: Cynthia T. Hahn
Dimensions: 229 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-4223-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > History > African history > General
Books > History > European history > General
LSN: 1-5381-4223-6
Barcode: 9781538142233

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