In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France

In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France
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This engaging account traces the remarkable history of France's first giraffe, a diplomatic gift from Egyptian Pasha Muhammed-Ali to King Charles X in 1826. “Zarafa,” taken by boat from Egypt to Marseilles and walked all the way to Paris, was accompanied by her Arab handlers and a famous French naturalist. She drew vast crowds along her route, sparking a giraffomania that was widely documented in art and literature. Her initial journey and then long and celebrated residence in Paris encapsulates nineteenth-century French socio-political history and highlights the emerging evolutionary theories of the time. Over fifty illustrations from the period illuminate this rare encounter with a unique animal that is now endangered and deserving of our greater attention and understanding.

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Olivier Lebleu. In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ZARAFA, FIRST GIRAFFE IN FRANCE

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ZARAFA, FIRST GIRAFFE IN FRANCE

CONTENTS

Guide

AUTHOR’S NOTE

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PERSONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE GIRAFFE BEFORE ZARAFA A Polymorphous Monster

ILLUSTRIOUS GODPARENTS A Predestined Animal

AN ENLIGHTENED TYRANT: MUHAMMAD ALI

A VERSATILE SCIENTIST: ÉTIENNE GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE

AN OPPORTUNISTIC DIPLOMAT: BERNARDINO DROVETTI

THE PASHA’S GIFT Diplomacy at Stake

GREECE: REBEL AND MARTYR

A REACTIONARY MONARCH: CHARLES X

A PRECIOUS PACKAGE

ZARAFA IN FRANCE A Royal Triumph

THE ANIMAL UNDER A MAGNIFYING GLASS An Aberration of Nature

BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION An Animal at a Price

TRADE AND GIRAFFOMANIA Marketing Materials

POLITICAL CARICATURE A Satirical Weapon

ZARAFA’S LEGACY An Existential Fable

NOTES. FOREWORD

CHAPTER 1: THE GIRAFFE BEFORE ZARAFA: A POLYMORPHOUS MONSTER

CHAPTER 2: ILLUSTRIOUS GODPARENTS: A PREDESTINED ANIMAL

CHAPTER 3: THE PASHA’S GIFT: DIPLOMACY AT STAKE

CHAPTER 4: ZARAFA IN FRANCE: A ROYAL TRIUMPH

CHAPTER 5: THE ANIMAL UNDER A MAGNIFYING GLASS: AN ABERRATION OF NATURE

CHAPTER 6: BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION: AN ANIMAL AT A PRICE

CHAPTER 7: TRADE AND GIRAFFOMANIA: MARKETING MATERIALS

CHAPTER 8: POLITICAL CARICATURE: A SATIRICAL WEAPON

CHAPTER 9: ZARAFA’S LEGACY: AN EXISTENTIAL FABLE

BIBLIOGRAPHY. IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY AUTHOR

CORRESPONDENCE (BY LETTER IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

PERIOD DOCUMENTS DEVOTED TO ZARAFA (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY TITLE)

NEWS ARTICLES (IN CHRONOLOGICAL YEAR OF APPEARANCE)

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

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