I made a post on Marie-Joseph Bonnat a few weeks ago, but here is the only photo I've ever seen of his grave in Pont-de-Vaux.
'MARIE JOSEPH
BONNAT
NÉ À GRIÈGES LE 25 MAI 1844
DÉCÉDÉ À TAQUAH
(AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE)
LE 8 JUILLET 1881
PRIEZ POUR LUI'
The engraving of the ship is a fitting tribute to this explorer.
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