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Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816

by Alexandre Corréard

2018-11-01 19:50:22

The sinking of the French frigate "Medusa" is one of the most famous tragedies in the history of navigation. The "Medusa" had crossed a shoal in 1816 on their way from France to Senegal off the African coast and sank. Since the ship did not have en ... Read more
The sinking of the French frigate "Medusa" is one of the most famous tragedies in the history of navigation. The "Medusa" had crossed a shoal in 1816 on their way from France to Senegal off the African coast and sank. Since the ship did not have enough lifeboats for all people on board, for parts of the crew any help came too late. This book vividly describes the experiences and incidents at the "Medusa" to save the ship and the crew during the fight immediately before it sank. This book is a reprint of the original from 1818. Less

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File size187.823 KB
Print pages442
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781727196474
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Alexandre Corréard
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Alexandre Corréard was a French engineer and geographer. He graduated from the engineering school Arts et Métiers ParisTech. He is famous for escaping "The Raft of the Medusa" shipwreck and collabor...

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