voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville

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The voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French circumnavigation of the globe that contributed significantly to European geographic knowledge and Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies.

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instanceOf 18th-century exploration voyage
French maritime expedition
circumnavigation of the globe
associatedWithIntellectualMovement Age of Enlightenment
surface form: Enlightenment
commander Louis Antoine de Bougainville
documentedBy Louis Antoine de Bougainville
documentedIn Voyage autour du monde
endYear 1769
era Age of Enlightenment
explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville
homePort France
languageOfPrimaryAccount French
legacy contributed to later Pacific exploration
influenced European perceptions of the Pacific
navalForce French Navy
notableContribution contributed to European geographic knowledge of the Pacific Ocean
facilitated Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies
notableEncounter encounters with Tahitian society
politicalContext European rivalry in the Pacific
French colonial expansion
purpose expansion of French influence in the Pacific
geographical discovery
scientific exploration
result ethnographic observations of Pacific peoples
first official French circumnavigation of the globe
improved European maps of the Pacific
routeFeature Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Strait of Magellan
scientificDisciplineInvolved astronomy
geography
natural history
shipUsed Boudeuse
Étoile
sponsoringCountry Kingdom of France
startYear 1766
timePeriod 18th century
visitedRegion Asia
Europe
Indian Ocean Region
surface form: Indian Ocean region

Pacific Islands
South America

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Supplément au voyage de Bougainville basedOn voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville