French voyages of discovery from the 15th through the 19th century

from Gallica BNF

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This is a 1930 L. Bergelin pictorial map of the world celebrating French voyages of discovery from 1402 to 1840.

This map appeared at the end of the Années folles , a post-World War I period of rich social, artistic, and cultural innovation centered in Paris.

It coincided with a resurgence of French national pride, much of which was expressed in novel new forms of art that combined advances in printing, the rise of propaganda imagery, and egalitarian social values. 

 Links :

• Ifremer : French voyages of exploration and science in the age of enlightenment