Description: The adventures of Charles-Alexandre Lesueur alias Alex the Explorer (1778-1846) as a graphic novel - by Yves Boistelle, Ritsert Rinsma and Hervé Chabannes
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This site is dedicated to the French naturalist and scientist Charles-Alexandre Lesueur , also known as Alex the Explorer, the hero of a graphic novel with plenty of action and adventure, inspired by the travels of this courageous nineteenth-century discoverer. Historians Ritsert Rinsma and Hervé Chabannes, in collaboration with the talented artist Yves Boistelle, wanted to tell Lesueur's life story in a new, artistic way. The first album, entitled The Curse of the Serpent , is available since December 2007
Moreover, Ritsert Rinsma has published two biographies of Lesueur in French and English. The first was released at the same time as the graphic novel. The second, entitled Eyewitness to Utopia: Scientific Conquest and Communal Settlement in C.-A. Lesueur's Sketches of the Frontier , is available since August 2019. Each work contains over a hundred reproductions of drawings by Lesueur, who was not only a great explorer but also an excellent draughtsman.
Follow these links to find out more on the subject:
Charles Alexandre Lesueur, 1778-1846: Sketches, drawings, and biography, related to Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australia, Ro
Heiligon Publications - books and contact information - Bauke Ritsert Rinsma, Eyewitness to Utopia: Scientific Conquest and Comm
Kayak ! Surfing ! Alex l'explorateur ! Les pages web de Ritsert Rinsma (www.rinsma.fr)