NZ. Missionary. Mifsionnaire de la Nouvelle-Zelande avec sa suite c1835
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by D'Urville, Dumont
Antique Print of a Missionary in New Zealand with his retinue of native carrier porters.
Original engraving circa 1835 for Voyages Pittoresque Autour de Monde (Picturesque Voyages around the World), which comprised a general resume of the voyages of the discoveries of Magellan, Tasman, Dampier, Anson, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Bougainville, Cook, Laperouse, G. Bligh, Vancouver, D'Entrecasteaux, Wilson, Baudin, Flinders, Krunsenstern, Porter, Kotzebue, Freycinet, Bellinghausen, Basil Hall, Duperrey, Paulding, Beechey, Dumont d'Urville, Lutke, Dillon, Laplace, B.Morrel, etc., published in Paris circa 1834-1835, under the direction of d'Urville.
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842), was a French naval officer who captained a vessel inexplored regions around Australia at the beginning of the nineteenth century. D'Urville combined engravings from the drawings by his official expedition artist Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801-1887), with sketches and engravings from previous voyages (notably those from Captain Cook's third voyage between 1776 and 1780).
Most of the engravings were printed two on a page, one above the other, but a few, on their sides, occupied the whole page - as in this instance. The page measures 175 x 265mm (approximately 7 x 10.5 inches). This page has fine later hand-colour but has faint creases.
Stock Number: apNZduv.2Price: $60.00