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Photography: Bougainvillea & Vivid Reds1 comment

SwittersB wrote 1 month ago: “The first European to describe these plants was Philibert Commerçon, a French botanist accomp … more →

Tags: Nature, Travel, Photography, swittersb, Plants, Flowers, COLOR, Bougainvillea, circumnavigate

A prince in Tahiti

nat waddell wrote 1 year ago: After almost a month on Tahiti, Captain Cook and his men were still unaware that since the first Bri … more →

Tags: Paintings, History, Captain James Cook, Tahiti, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Philibert Commerçon, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, William Hyacinth

Bougainvillea - Color A Day #541 comment

colornerd wrote 1 year ago: I have always loved Bougainvillea.  Especially the bright “purple” variety.  Today I saw … more →

Tags: npr, "All Things Considered", Bougainvillea

Historical botanical illustration of the day

nat waddell wrote 1 year ago: Bougainvillea was discovered by French botanist Philibert Commerçon along the coasts of Brazil in th … more →

Tags: Art, Botany, History, Nature, Plants, Bougainvillea, Historical botanical illustration of the day, l'etoile, la boudeuse

First Woman to Circumnavigate the World

J.W. wrote 1 year ago: She was the first woman ever to circumnavigate the globe, but she did it dressed as a man. For more … more →

Tags: Things I Would Have Shared in Google Reader, npr, Women, Firsts, Circumnavigation, Philibert Commerson, Louis Antoine de Bougainville

Unfinished journey: Le passage de Vénus

nat waddell wrote 1 year ago: In 1999 and 2000 the first two volumes of a three-part French comic, Le passage de Vénus, were publi … more →

Tags: astronomy, Navigation, publications, Illustrations, Art, History, Transit Of Venus, Venus, Louis Antoine de Bougainville


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