Lesueur in 1818, painted by Charles Wilson Peale.

New Harmony, Indiana in the year 1831. Sketch from Charles Alexandre Lesueur.

Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778 - 1846) was a French naturalist, artist and explorer. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (491x708, 352 KB) Subject : Lesueur Charles Alexandre (1778-1846) Source : en. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (491x708, 352 KB) Subject : Lesueur Charles Alexandre (1778-1846) Source : en. ... Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 _ February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. ... Image File history File links New_Harmony_1831_sketch_by_Charles_Alexandre_Lesueur. ... Image File history File links New_Harmony_1831_sketch_by_Charles_Alexandre_Lesueur. ... New Harmony is a town located in Posey County, Indiana, 15 miles (24 km) north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, the county seat, on the Wabash River. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Look up Artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...

In 1801 he travelled to Australia as artist on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin. With François Péron he took over the duties as naturalist after the death of the expedition's zoologist Maugé de Cely. Together they collected over 100,000 zoological specimens. Between 1815 and 1837 he lived in the United States, in the years 1825 – 1837 in New Harmony, Indiana. In 1845 he was appointed curator of the Musee d'Histoire Naturelle du Havre. Nicolas Baudin Nicolas-Thomas Baudin (February 17, 1754 - September 16, 1803) was a French explorer. ... François Péron. ... New Harmony is a town located in Posey County, Indiana, 15 miles (24 km) north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, the county seat, on the Wabash River. ...

External links

• Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846) naturalist, artist
• Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre (Lesueur Collection)
• Fishes Described and Drawn by C. A. Lesueur
• Graptemys geographica Lesueur (Map turtle, first described by Lesueur)
• Maclurites magnus Lesueur
• Alex the explorer, the hero of a new graphic novel
• Baudin's voyage - State Library (Southern Australia)
• Historic New Harmony (Indiana)
• L'expédition Baudin en Australie - Université de La Rochelle