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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.Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-101538142236
ISBN-139781538142233
eBay Product ID (ePID)25044634711
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
VerlagRowman & Littlefield Publishers
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Anzahl der Seiten200 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
PublikationsnameIn The Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France
ProduktartLehrbuch
AutorOlivier Lebleu
FormatGebundene Ausgabe
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
HörbuchNo
InhaltsbeschreibungHc Gerader Rücken Kaschiert
Item Height1cm
Item Length23cm
Item Width15cm
Item Weight450g