Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza as Italian explorer.
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza was born at Rome in 1852. His recorded nationality is France.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, settler and botanical collector.
His recorded expeditions and events include funeral.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations.
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza died in 1905, aged 53. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Expeditions: funeral
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
- Recorded as explorer, settler and botanical collector
