Dornon Sylvain (w1877)

Dornon Sylvain (w1877)

  • Description: In 1891, Sylvain Dornon, a baker from Arcachon (France), traveled the route from Paris to Moscow using 1.20 m stilts. The journey of 1,830 miles was covered in 50 stages, averaging 36.6 miles per day. Dornon's aim was to reach the Franco-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, departing on March 12, 1891, from Place de la Concorde in Paris dressed as a shepherd from Landes. L'Illustration funded the project. The acrobat passed through Paris, Reims, Sedan, Luxembourg, Coblentz, Berlin, Wilna, and Moscow, where he arrived on May 10
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1858-1900
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Dornon
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3506981

Sylvain Dornon établit à tout jamais la réputation des Landais en montant sur ses échasses jusqu'au deuxième étage de la Tour Eiffel lors de l'Exposition universelle de 1889. Cette démonstration était en fait une affirmation d'identité, au moment de l'extinction du système agro-pastoral dans les Landes de Gascogne.

Drahcelf Georges (w1883)

Drahcelf Georges (w1883)

  • Description: Portrayed with his dog, Georges Drahcelf, according to his postcard, embarked on a walking tour of Europe
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour d'Europe Pédestre par Georges Drahcelf, 35.000 kilomètres à faire en 2 ans aux conditions suivantes: sans argent, ne devant vivre que du produit de la vente de cette carte. Parti de Liège le 24 février 1913, ayant actuellement 13.000 kilomètres de parcours en Bélgique, suisse, Italie, Autriche, Hongrie, Allemagne. Récompense promise: 25.000 francs
Du Toit Marianne (w1886)

Du Toit Marianne (w1886)

  • Description: Marianne du Toit is a South African adventurer known for completing a 21-month journey on horseback and on foot from Argentina to New York. Inspired by Aimé Félix Tschiffely's journey from 1925 to 1928, she embarked on this journey despite her limited Spanish knowledge and scant horse-riding experience
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: South Africa, Sudafrica, Afrique du Sud
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1970-
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Du Toit M., Crying with Cockroaches: Argentina to New York with Two Horses, Liendi Publishers, 2007.
Dumont Victor (w1891)

Dumont Victor (w1891)

  • Description: Louis Dag, accompanied by Victor Dumont and Baptiste Souque, challenged his physical disability by walking the roads of Europe
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Unis par le malheur - Dag Louis, ex- opticien Dumont Victor, paralysé Souque Baptiste, ex-empl. de commerce
Douglas World Cruisers (w1881)

Douglas World Cruisers (w1881)

  • Description: The first aerial circumnavigation of the world was a historic event that took place in 1924, when four Douglas World Cruiser aircraft from the United States Army Air Service completed an incredible journey around the globe. Departing from Seattle, the brave crews faced enormous challenges, flying over distances never before covered by aircraft. The route included stops in Alaska, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, and across the Atlantic, before returning to the United States. After 175 days and over 27'000 miles, only two of the four aircraft completed the journey
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Plane, Aeroplano, Avion
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aerial_circumnavigation
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492508
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Douglas World Cruisers – first to circumnavigate the globe

Pilots of the 1924 Round The World Flight

Drake Thomas (w1884)

Drake Thomas (w1884)

  • Description: In 1921, Thomas Drake sailed solo along the Pacific coast from Seattle to the Galapagos. The boat, manned by this spry sixty-year-old, was supposed to continue towards Cape Horn, but a theft committed by local natives prevented Drake from continuing his journey
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Pacific Ocean, Pacifico, Pacifique
Dubé Courad (w1887)

Dubé Courad (w1887)

  • Description: Cyclist afflicted by poliomyelitis
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Courad Dubé de la ville de Québec, cycliste international victime de la polio, départ le 14 juin 1964 pour Halifax, l'Afrique du Sud, la Palestine et l'Egypte. Parcouru 48 pays depuis 1953, Plus de 184'000 milles à date
Duquette Elzéar (w3171)

Duquette Elzéar (w3171)

  • Description: Elzéar Duquette was a Canadian long-distance walker, nicknamed the “King of the Walk.” For more than forty years, he covered thousands of kilometres on foot across Canada and beyond. Between 1969 and 1976 he undertook round trips from Montreal to Vancouver, Tokyo, and Paris, covering more than 37,000 km (23,000 miles). He travelled with a small cart, which he called his “coffin,” using it both to sleep in and to carry his belongings. He supported himself by selling souvenirs and through television appearances, becoming a well-known popular figure in Quebec during the 1970s
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: King of the Walk
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1910-1988
  • 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
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elzear_Duquette
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16209712
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: The Montreal Gazette, Juin 18, 1976.
Doussineau J. B. (w1882)

Doussineau J. B. (w1882)

  • Description: In the early 1900s, J. B. Doussineau traveled with his camel from Marseille to Paris
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Others, Altri, Autres
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Un globe-trotter fin de siècle - Sa petite famille et son Château roulant. Ex-boulanger victime de la Compagnie de l'Ouest, sans indemnité et sans aucun secours de l'Assistance Publique a fait le voyage de Marseille à Paris à dos de dromedaire et a subi, le 29 janvier 1911, l'opération de la laparotomie, Hôtel-Dieu, Salle Saint-Côme

Les légendes des photos varies, des fois, voyage de Marseille à Paris, d’autres fois de Vichy à Paris. Certaines aussi sont nommés « en Algérie à la recherche du chameau » alors que les mêmes photographies sont également nommés « sur le parcours » (de Marseille -ou Vichy- a Paris).

Du Camp Maxime (w3133)

Du Camp Maxime (w3133)

  • Description: Between 1849 and 1851, Gustave Flaubert and Maxime du Camp undertook a literary and cultural journey through the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. Their route included Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Greece, and Italy. Driven by aesthetic, documentary, and philological motivations, the journey represented an intellectual rite of passage and a formative experience of engaging with Oriental otherness. Their accounts, especially Flaubert’s “Voyage en Orient,” belong to the broader corpus of nineteenth-century travel literature
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1822–1894
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_Du_Camp
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918268
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Du Camp, Maxime. Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie : dessins photographiques recueillis pendant les années 1849, 1850 et 1851. Paris: Gide & Baudry, 1852.
Dumitru Dan (w2899)

Dumitru Dan (w2899)

  • Description: Dimitru Dan was a Romanian explorer known for his feats in the realm of travel and adventure. Born in Romania, Dan spent much of his life exploring remote and unknown lands. Some of his claims have raised doubts in subsequent research
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Romania
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1890-1978
  • 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
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumitru_Dan
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891399
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Primul Campion Mondial

In 1908, the Touring club de France announced a contest for walking around the world, with an offered prize of 100,000 francs. Dumitru Dan and his countrymen Paul Pârvu, George Negreanu and Alexandru Pascu were all students in Paris at the time, and they decided to take up the challenge, using their own money and resources.

Durney Patrick J. (w1894)

Durney Patrick J. (w1894)

  • Description: Patrick Durney covered the 150 miles between Dublin and Belfast while balancing on a ball. He later utilized his skills as a balancer at the 'Poole and Bosco's Circus'
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Ireland, Irlanda, Irlande
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Ireland, Irlanda, Irlande
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Champion Ball Walker of the World, Dublin to Belfast, 150 miles

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