Hungary traveled by French Travelers at the Turn of the 18th and the 19th Century Cover Image

La Hongrie parcourue par les voyageurs français au tournant du XVIIIe et du XIXe siècle
Hungary traveled by French Travelers at the Turn of the 18th and the 19th Century

Author(s): Michel Figeac
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Modern Age
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Travel; Hungary; St. Stephen; variegation; Visegrad; minorities; habits; traditions; Pest and Buda;

Summary/Abstract: French travelers about Hungary: they traveled the country in the first part of the 19th century. The French travelers: Marcel de Serres, François-Sulpice Beudant,Saint-Marc Girardin,Victor Tissot (he was in Hungary at the end of the 19th century). They compare Hungary and France and present Hungary where coexist archaic and modern elements.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 17-31
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: French