Abstract
Born in 1801, a student of Cuvier and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Victor Jacquemont went to India in 1829 within the framework of a botanical and geological mission commissioned by the Muséum d’histoire naturelle. He died in Bombay in December 1832 from a liver amoebiasis, but had had the time before his death to assemble for the Muséum more than 5,800 plant and rock samples. He also included his journal which was published in 1841 under the title Voyage dans l’Inde (4 vol.). His friend Prosper Mérimée published the definitive edition of his correspondence in 1867. Although tragically shortened, this journey was not a total failure and its results were of great scientific interest. My aim is to recount, through the correspondence, the stages of his endeavour, particularly in Hindustan, and his lonely and courageous fight against sickness.
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