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In picturesAndreas Hofer (1767-1809)
This portrait forms part of our close-up on Andreas Hofer and the insurrection in the Tyrol. The image of Hofer plays an important part in the insurrection in the Tyrol. Here, thickly bearded and wearing the clothes of a paysan, he embodies the spirit and identity of the Tyrol region.
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Bibliography / Directory / 1st EmpireFrance’s colonial policy, 1789 – 1815 (Documents published between 1799 and 1815)
I / CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTS 1°) The colonial question during the Revolution (1789-1799) DUVAL DE SANADON (David), Discours sur l’esclavage des nègres et sur l’idée de leur affranchissement dans les colonies, Paris, Hardouin et Gattey, 1786, 126 p. Précis des gémissemens des sang-mêlés dans les colonies françoises, Paris, Baudouin, 1789, 16 p. CLARKSON (Thomas), Essai sur […]
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Place, museum or monumentHome of Balzac
Honoré de Balzac lived in this house from 1840 to 1847. Of the eleven Parisian residences of the writer, it is the only one which exists today. This house is also a witness to that which made the village of Passy during the last century: a place of holiday for city dwellers yearning for the […]