{"product_id":"albert-ist-of-monaco","title":"Albert Ist of Monaco","description":"Albert I (1848-1922), prince of Monaco, was a learned prince, a navigator, and a humanist. His curious mind, driven by an ideal of peace and justice iconic of the Belle Époque, led him to travel the world from Monaco to the Azores, through Norway, Lisbon, and Paris. Based on archival letters, speeches, news articles, and photographs, \u003ci\u003eAlbert I of Monaco \u003c\/i\u003ehonors his life a hundred years after his death. His reign witnessed the rise of photography and he was an early adopter of the medium during the time the French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn launched into an ambitious photographical project called \u003ci\u003eArchives of the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe prince also had a close relationship to nature and the origins of life and had a strong interest in protecting biodiversity. He founded the Institute of Oceanography and the Institute for Human Paleontology and pursued a long list of other notable endeavors. Beautifully illustrated, \u003ci\u003eAlbert I of Monaco\u003c\/i\u003e memorializes his life and work and the history of his era.","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664923660324,"sku":"9781419761034","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781419761034.jpg?v=1776897024","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/albert-ist-of-monaco","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}