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品名（中）	大Latanier
品名（英）	Grand Latanier
入馆年号	2005年，2005.100.733
策展部门	摄影（Photographs）
创作者	Désiré Charnay【1828 至 1915】【法国人】
创作年份	公元 1863
创作地区
分类	照片（Photographs）
尺寸	图像: 27.8 x 20.4 厘米 (10 15/16 x 8 1/16 英寸) Mount: 35.8 x 27 厘米 (14 1/8 x 10 5/8 英寸)
介绍（中）	奇怪的奇怪的旺盛的意想不到的充满活力的DésiréCharnay在1863年前往马达加斯加和科莫罗群岛的探险中遇到了奇异的植被，他用语言来描述这些植被；他用几棵本土树木拍摄的照片——名副其实的肖像画，暗示了个人的个性同样具有表现力。他特别着迷于莫赫利岛上的巨型猴面包树，并将它们的"雄伟树干"比作从小岛上升起的金字塔。他认为latanier（更可能是俾斯麦棕榈）是当地工业的来源：马达加斯加人以用这种植物的叶子编织成复杂的垫子而闻名。查内在1864年发表在《世界巡回报》杂志上的关于这次旅行的回忆录《马达加斯加鸟瞰图》中讲述了这些细节。文章中根据他的照片用木刻画出了猴面包树和棕榈树，以及一棵蕨类树。
介绍（英）	Strange. Bizarre. Exuberant. Extraordinary. Vigorous. Désiré Charnay didn’t lack words to describe the exotic vegetation he encountered on his 1863 expedition to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands; the pictures he made of several native trees—veritable portraits that suggest individual personalities—are equally expressive. He was particularly captivated by the giant baobab trees on the island of Mohéli (or Mwali) and compared their “majestic trunks” to pyramids rising from the tiny island. He identified the latanier (more likely a Bismarck palm) as the source of local industry: the Malagasy people were known for intricate mats braided from the plant’s leaves. Charnay recounted these details in his memoir about the trip, “A Bird’s Eye View of Madagascar,” which was published in the periodical Le Tour du Monde in 1864. The baobab and palm trees, along with a fougère arborescente, or fern tree, were illustrated in the article by wood engravings based on his photographs.