Michel-Gabriel Paccard travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Michel-Gabriel Paccard as Italian mountain climber (1757-1827).
Michel-Gabriel Paccard was born at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in 1757. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Sardinia.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as botanist, physician and explorer.
His recorded expeditions and events include first ascent of Mont Blanc.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Michel-Gabriel Paccard died in 1827, aged 70. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Expeditions: first ascent of Mont Blanc
- Recorded as botanist, physician and explorer
