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Sign: Paris - the house where the explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville lived and died


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5 Rue de la Banque, 75002 Paris, France
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On the sign:
DANS CETTE MAISON
EST MORT
LE 31 AOUT 1811
ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE
NAVIGATEUR
NÉ A PARIS
LE 12 NOVEMBRE 1729
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The sign is on the wall of the house where the admiral and explorer lived, mainly in the South Pacific region. The bougainvillea flower is named after him.

The house was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
IN THIS HOUSE
DIED
AUGUST 31, 1811
Antoine OF BOUGAINVILLE
NAVIGATOR
BORN IN PARIS
NOVEMBER 12, 1729



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