Godfrey Vigne by Conor

Godfrey Vigne was a peculiar traveler who spent much of his time traveling the world especially in and around India. Vigne was born in England in 1801 and was a lawyer by profession however that took second place to his love of traveling and writing volumes on these travels. The travels ranged from all over Europe and Asia to the different world of America. Vigne lived a mid ranged and fruitful life with his travels and writing opportunities.
Having been born in 1801 Godfrey Vigne began his professional career as a lawyer however that soon became of less interest as his travels and writings became more important. Vigne wrote two volumes of notes and articles on the beautiful and majestic lands of in and around southern Asia. He wrote these on the seemingly different land and drew maps as to help give insight to others of his experiences in the area. As well as writing these volumes Vigne also collected plants to which someone wrote about at the end of his voiumes.
The character of Max Vigne in Servants of the Map by Andrea Barret is almost a direct influence from the man Godfrey Vigne from real life. They both were doing the same work and were interested in the same things during the same time period. Vigne also traveled elsewhere such as America for his exploration experiences. He also wrote about this travel in volumes of his own called Six Months in America. He left in 1831 and came back with plenty of experience in the lives of average Americans. Vigne reflected that America should be more like London and that manners and the like need to be worked on to better their image. Godfrey Vigne died in 1863 with many travels and experiences on his belt. He helped many learn about the different worlds of places such as India to the other side of the world in America.


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