Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 7 - the second voyage of the Astrolabe: Return to Antarctica

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In the final chapter of our series on Jules Dumont d'Urville, the Astrolabe and the Zelee return to Antarctica, before making a long voyage home to France. We wrap up with the tragic death of d'Urville and his family, plus a look at the man's legacy. Daring French Explorations Giveaway: https://explorerspodcast.com/daringfrenchexplorations/ Daring French Explorations by Hubert Sagnières on Instagrams (see amazing photos from this expedition and others): https://www.instagram.com/frenchexplorations/ The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.0	Hello. Hello and welcome to the Explorer's podcast. I hope you are doing well.
1:28.0	Today we wrap up the second voyage of the Astrolabe as well as our series on Jules Dumont Derville.
1:34.2	I never expected this series to go for seven episodes, but I think it just demonstrates how much
1:38.8	Derville did in his lifetime.
1:41.3	You don't realize it until you start actually writing the stuff down.
1:44.0	And that acknowledgement should really be a nod to Edward Dyker, who wrote the book
1:48.0	Dumont-Deville, Explorer, and Polymath.
1:51.0	This book was just incredible for me. I could not have asked for a more thoroughly research biography. It made for so much great material.
1:58.0	Anyhow, we have three notes for today.
2:00.0	Note number one is about the route of the Astrolabe and the Zeely.
2:04.0	For that there is a map on the website explorers podcast.com.
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