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In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France: A Chronicle of Giraffomania, 1826-1845
by Lebleu, Olivier
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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.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Lebleu, Olivier
- ISBN: 9781538142240
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.02 x 0.42
- Number Of Pages: 200
- Publication Year: 2020
Language:
English