Louis-Antoine de Bougainville facts for kids
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Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
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Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, by Jean-Pierre Franquel
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| Born | 12 November 1729 |
| Died | 31 August 1811 |
| Nationality | France |
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville was an admiral and navigator from France. In 1766 he was sent by his government to make a trip around the world, called circumnavigation, which took from 1766 to 1769. He rediscovered (found again) the Solomon Islands in 1768 (the largest island is named for him). He also collected plants and made a trustworthy chart of some parts of the center of the Pacific Ocean. Bougainville saw a part of the Great Barier Reef, but could not find Australia.
Images for kids
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Voyage autour du monde, Paris, 1772
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Boudeuse, by Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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The Boudeuse, of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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Bougainville reaching Tahiti
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Port St. Louis (Dom Pernety, 1769).
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Posthumous bust of Bougainville, made in 1831 by Bosio Astyanax Scevola.
See also
In Spanish: Louis Antoine de Bougainville para niños
