Their names are Jacques Cartier, Bougainville, Bellot, Dumont d'Urville and Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and they helped France shine on the world's seas from the 16th to the 20th century. Around the world, extreme adventurers, discoverers and naturalists, this handsome book paints a portrait of these great and daring French sailors, who contributed to the development of science, cartography and dreams of adventure. The book takes us on a voyage from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Samoan Islands andAlaska. A fine overview of the great French expeditions. For more information, click here.