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

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.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2020
Authors:	Olivier Lebleu
Translators:	Cynthia T. Hahn
Dimensions:	222 x 153 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-4224-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-5381-4224-4
Barcode:	9781538142240

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