About Chevalier des Marchais
Lived 1683 – 1728 (aged 44–45). Chevalier des Marchais was a French cartographer.
Jean Pierre Thibault des Marchais (1674-1728), Chevalier des Marchais was a French cartographer, navigator, and captain of the slave ship "l'Expédition", who travelled extensively in the west coast of Africa, the West Indies and the northwest coast of South America between 1704 and 1727, under service to the King of France. His maps and manuscripts were published posthumously by Père J. B. Labat in Amsterdam in 1730–31.
Des Marchais mapped the Kingdom of Whydah in 1725, two years before its capture by Dahomey; he also provided the most detailed description of the coronation of King Haffon which he dated from the same year.
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Who was Chevalier des Marchais?
French cartographer
When was Chevalier des Marchais born?
Chevalier des Marchais was born in 1683 in Sèvres.
When did Chevalier des Marchais die?
Chevalier des Marchais died in 1728 in Versailles.
What was Chevalier des Marchais's occupation?
Chevalier des Marchais was a cartographer.
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Chevalier des Marchais was French.
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