François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau as French explorer and entomologist (1802–1880).
François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau was born at London in 1802. His recorded nationality is France.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, entomologist and naturalist.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau died in 1880, aged 78. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as explorer, entomologist and naturalist
