In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France: A Chronicle of Giraffomania, 1826-1845 by Olivier Lebleu

In the Footsteps of Zarafa, First Giraffe in France: A Chronicle of Giraffomania, 1826-1845

Olivier Lebleu with Cynthia T. Hahn (Translator)

200 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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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 acco...

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