• Description: Maxamor set off on May 1, 1897, from Paris intending to walk around the world. The evidence is so scarce that it casts doubt on the project's actual success
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1875-
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour du monde - Round the world - Reise um die Welt - Giro del mondo Maxamor 1897-1904 Labor omnia vincit

In seguito ad una scommessa, Maxamor ha lasciato Parigi il 1o maggio 1897 ed ha dipoi attraversato la Francia, il Belgio, l'Olanda, la Germania ed ora ha attraversato il Gottardo.
Corriere del Ticino, 29.01.1898.

Le jeune glob-trotter, Maxamor, de Paris, est arrivé lunfi dernier à Milan, à 4h. 5m., controlé par le correspondant du Lyon Sport, M. Marcello Aldo Paolo. (...)
Lyon Sport, 12.02.1898.

Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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