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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| voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville Context triple: [Supplément au voyage de Bougainville, basedOn, voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville]
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First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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Third voyage of James Cook
The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
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Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville Target entity description: 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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A.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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B.
Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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C.
Third voyage of James Cook
The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
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D.
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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E.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century exploration voyage
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French maritime expedition ⓘ circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| associatedWithIntellectualMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| 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
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influenced European perceptions of the Pacific ⓘ |
| navalForce | French Navy ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
contributed to European geographic knowledge of the Pacific Ocean
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facilitated Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies ⓘ |
| notableEncounter | encounters with Tahitian society ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
European rivalry in the Pacific
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French colonial expansion ⓘ |
| purpose |
expansion of French influence in the Pacific
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geographical discovery ⓘ scientific exploration ⓘ |
| result |
ethnographic observations of Pacific peoples
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first official French circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ improved European maps of the Pacific ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
Atlantic Ocean
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Strait of Magellan ⓘ |
| scientificDisciplineInvolved |
astronomy
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geography ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| shipUsed |
Boudeuse
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Étoile ⓘ |
| sponsoringCountry | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| startYear | 1766 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| visitedRegion |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ Indian Ocean Region ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean region
Pacific Islands ⓘ South America ⓘ |
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