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

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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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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
200
ISBN-13:
9781538142240
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1538142244
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Udg. Dato:
21 aug 2020
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
228mm
Højde:
151mm
Forlag:
Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato:
21 aug 2020
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