Explorers Podcast

A podcast examining the lives, explorations and discoveries of history's greatest explorers


Daring French Explorations: Trailblazing Adventures around the World, 1714-1854

The Explorers Podcast, along with Flammarion, the publishers of Daring French Explorations, is doing a giveaway of a copy of this amazing book to one of our listeners.

Daring French Explorations by Hubert Sagnières takes you around the world with 16 different expeditions conducted by French explorers between 1714 and 1854. You go from Tahiti to Antarctica to Manhattan and much more. It is beautifully illustrated with some 300 documents—including previously unpublished or rare texts, unfiltered extracts from travel journals, maps, and illustrations from centuries-old sketchbooks.

It’s a beautiful, one-of-kind book that is perfect for anyone who loves great stories and explorers.


Enter the Giveaway

To enter our giveaway, go to our submission page and enter your name and email address. There is no cost to enter.

  • You must include a valid email so we can contact you if your entry is selected.
  • You must be 18 or older to enter.
  • You may live anywhere to win the book, so long as you have a valid postal address.
  • A random winner will be selected on April 30, 2024 (or after the conclusion of the Jules Dumont d’Urville podcast series). The winner will be announced on the page once their contact information has been verified.

Enter the drawing now!


Want to Buy Daring French Explorerations?

Interested in buying Daring French Explorerations? It’s an awesome gift for the explorer nerd in the family. Go here: https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9782080428455

You can buy online, or the website will help you find the book at a local bookstore if you want to check it out in person.


Related Resources and Links

You can see more content of Daring French Explorations by Hubert Sagnières on Instagram.

Flammarion’s books in English are featured on Instagram and on the Flammarion website.

The book was also published in French as Routes nouvelles, côtes inconnues.


Photo Gallery

Here are some of the amazing images in Daring French Explorations – some of which have never before been published.

To see more images, we recommend you check out the Instagram page of Daring French Explorations author Hubert Sagnières – who posts many amazing photos from the book.

All photos are from Hubert Sagnières, Daring French Explorations, Flammarion, 2024