First French circumnavigation of the globe

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:completed gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Charles_Bouvet_de_Lozier
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 years
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Age_of_Exploration
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Saint-Malo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First French circumnavigation of the globe
gptkbp:impact contributed to global trade routes
enhanced French naval power
increased French maritime knowledge
gptkbp:legacy inspired future French expeditions
gptkbp:notable_event interaction with indigenous peoples
discovery of Bouvet Island
exploration of the South Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville
gptkb:Charles_de_Brosses
gptkb:Jacques_de_la_Caille
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Bouvet
gptkb:Pierre_de_la_Condamine
gptkb:François_de_La_Rochefoucauld
gptkb:Jacques_Cartier
gptkb:Antoine_de_Saint-Exupéry
gptkb:Jean-François_de_Galaup,_comte_de_Lapérouse
Louis de Saint-Jean
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Marie
gptkb:Aigle
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:maps
gptkb:scientists
maritime history
European exploration
French colonial history
cultural exchanges
exploration history
navigation techniques
gptkbp:route around the world
gptkbp:significance first French expedition to circumnavigate the globe
gptkbp:sponsored_by gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:year 1738
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_de_Bougainville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6