Monsieur de Kerguelen et le mirage de la France australe
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Les grands dossiers de l'Histoire par Franck Ferrand
22 min
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8 chapters
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Who was Yves‑Josèphe de Kerguelen and why was he chosen to explore the French Southern Lands?
14h-14h30, le meilleur de Franck Ferrand raconte sur Radio Classique. The port de l'Orient, un certain 1er mai 1771. If you imagine toute an agitation on the quay, we're in train to preparation a great navire de charge at 3 mm. The navire in question settled the Berrier. It was 14 months to work, 300 people of equipage have been embarked. The voyage will be long. Sur le pont, the lieutenant of vessel Yves Joseph de Kerguelen. He had 27 years. He went to be mandated by the royal to conquest the Terra Australia. Kelka the sudden cap de Bon Espérance in Africa and of the Nouvelle Holland, like Australie, the famous Terra Australia. Australia. On saw to else exist, so you're very honest. In 1771, the Antarctic has been decoured.
We said certainly that number of navires have disparated Rugissant and the 50s hurlants. It is a Francis who has aperçu a bout de terre montagneux and glacé. 40 ans plus tard, in 1739, l'homme in question s'appelait Bouvet, but he n'est pas pu s'approcher of what a continent or in the case of îles. He n'a pas pu s'en approcher en raison de vents contraires. And malgré ces indices of a climat visiblement hostile, a mythe circules in Europe, celui d'un continent austral qui serait béni. By a climate temperature, who are another Eden Australia. And it's Kergelen who is envoyed to this continent. To put possession on the Anglais, who large the amar, descend the Atlantic, the cap of Bon Esperance, we're in Besogne, because it's not this part that we interest.
He attained the Isle of France. France, which we appear Maurice in the Ocean Indian. And then he will get the growing navire that I came with two others who are also the Trois. There's a flute, a little bit facile to maneuver, which is the fortune, and a gabar, the gross ventre, as his name indicates, the gabar, it's a sort of peniche of mer, gros, with the commandment of Louis de Saint-Alwarne. She is an amateur of Kerguelen. These two are the Quimper, two are issues of the view noblesse of Finistère.
What motivated the French Ministry of the Marine to fund Kerguelen’s first expedition in 1771?
Franck Ferrand D'abord, it's a navigator chevron. He has been on the guard of the Marine Royale at Brest. He's distinguished by his competence technical and strategic. He is an expert in the navigation polar where the Marine has to defend the phone of Moru, the meres of Island and Groenland, later. And the Grand North. Ramené two oursons blancs offerts comme il se doit au roi Louis XV. A récit de voyage écrit de sa plus belle plume a fait rêver tout le monde. And he a proposé au ministre de la Marine de partir cette fois la conquête des Terres Australes, evident qu'à la cour on a trouvé que l'idée était excellente and the roi a accepté. And voilà donc maintenant who descend these two navires, that fortune and the gros ventre after an escale dont je vous ai parlé à l'île de France, Kerguelen and Saint-Alouarne font donc route de plus and plus au sud.
It's approach de plus and plus the pole sudden and evidently the météo devient infernal with the tempest that succèsed, with the lames.
And the 12th February 1772, along with a bourrasque of neige that the fin of the world, we distinguish what a terror. Dominique Lebrun, in anitude The Paule, an aventure France. Paru che Talandier in very little time, said Dominique Lebrun who did the chain of montagnes that bar the horizon on destinant sea in the ciel. Right empêche to imagine that they apparently a continent Australia, which we church before the antiquity grew. In the eclaircy, the merch teint of blue sombre and the vague. déferlante devient si blanche qu'elle éblouie. Alors, au pied des montagnes, on distingue des pentes nues où dominent le gris, le vert et le roux d'une végétation rase. The navires are miserable, for he finds the surplus, if you would.
They are enough to balance from the bouchons on a mer very agitated. The situation, disons, is very chaotic. And Kerguelen, now he is a pied of murder, it's in the case of piece of. He will make alone a chaloupe and leave the mouillage the more hostile possible, a mouillage protection if possible.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who was Yves‑Josèphe de Kerguelen and why was he chosen to explore the French Southern Lands?
0:07–2:50
2
What motivated the French Ministry of the Marine to fund Kerguelen’s first expedition in 1771?
2:50–5:51
3
How did the first voyage aboard La Fortune and Le Gros Ventre unfold and what challenges did the crews face?
5:51–9:02
4
Why did Kerguelen abandon Le Gros Ventre and return to France after the disastrous winter of 1772?
9:02–11:19
5
What were the results of the second expedition and how did the crew cope with disease and supply shortages?
11:19–13:34
6
How did Kerguelen’s encounters with Madagascar and the Isle of France shape his plans for a French colony?
13:34–16:53
7
What led to Kerguelen’s arrest, imprisonment and later rehabilitation after the failed colonisation attempts?
16:53–19:17
8
How did James Cook later rename the archipelago and what is the scientific significance of the Kerguelen Islands today?
19:17–22:03
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