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Gaspard Théodore Mollien (29 August 1796, in
biography In 1817 he explored
Beginning in 1822 he was stationed in Colombia, then in Haiti, where in 1828 he was named consul; from 1831 to 1848 he served as consul in Havana, Cuba.
Online at Harvard's Mirador Viewer
** ''Travels in the interior of Africa, to the sources of the Senegal and Gambia: performed by command of the French Government, in the year 1818''. Translated byWorld Cat Search
(publications).
Paris
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– 28 June 1872, in Nice
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) was a French diplomat and explorer.
In July 1816, as a passenger aboard the ''Medusa
In Greek mythology, Medusa (; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress"), also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those ...
'' en route to Saint-Louis, Senegal, he became shipwrecked to the south of Cap Blanc. He survived the ordeal, and eventually made his way to Gorée Island
(; "Gorée Island"; Wolof: Beer Dun) is one of the 19 (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an island located at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade ...
, where he worked as a hospital manager.Gaspard Théodore MOLLIEN - l9e.org Marc Nadauxbiography In 1817 he explored
Cap-Vert
Cap-Vert, or the Cape Verde Peninsula, is a peninsula in Senegal and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasia mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape". The Cape Verde islands, further ...
(Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
) and traveled the Senegal River. During the following year he was tasked by the colonial governor to recognize the sources of the Senegal and Gambia rivers. In 1819 he was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor for his African exploits.
Beginning in 1822 he was stationed in Colombia, then in Haiti, where in 1828 he was named consul; from 1831 to 1848 he served as consul in Havana, Cuba.
Publications
* ''Voyage dans l’intérieur de l’Afrique, aux sources du Sénégal et de la Gambie, fait en 1818, par ordre du gouvernement français''. Paris: Mme Ve Courcier, 1820Online at Harvard's Mirador Viewer
** ''Travels in the interior of Africa, to the sources of the Senegal and Gambia: performed by command of the French Government, in the year 1818''. Translated by
Thomas Edward Bowdich
Thomas Edward Bowdich (20 June 179110 January 1824) was an English traveller and author.
Life
Bowdich was born at Bristol and educated at Bristol Grammar School. In 1813, he married Sarah Wallis, who shared his subsequent career.
In 1814, thr ...
. London: Henry Colburn & Co., 1820.
* ''Découverte des sources du Sénégal et de la Gambie en 1818 : précédée d'un récit inédit du naufrage de la ''Méduse (1889) – Discovery of the sources of the Senegal and Gambia in 1818, preceded by an unpublished account of the wreck of the ''Medusa''.
* ''Voyage dans la République de Colombia, en 1823'' 1824.
** ''Travels in the Republic of Colombia : in the years 1822 and 1823'', translated into English; London; C. Knight, 1824.
* ''Mœurs d'Haïti : précédé du Naufrage de la ''Méduse (introduction by Francis Arzalie).(publications).
References
1796 births 1872 deaths 19th-century French diplomats Explorers from Paris Recipients of the Legion of Honour Diplomats from Paris {{France-diplomat-stub