Paul Vidal de La Blache travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Paul Vidal de La Blache as French geographer.
Paul Vidal de La Blache was born at Pézenas in 1845. 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 geographer, cartographer and ethnologist.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Charles P. Daly Medal, Commander of the Legion of Honour and Jean Reynaud Prize.
Paul Vidal de La Blache died in 1918, aged 73. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Charles P. Daly Medal
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Jean Reynaud Prize
- Recorded as geographer, cartographer and ethnologist
