NZ. The Schooner (L'Astrolabe) surrounded by Maori Canoes. c1834
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by D'Urville, Dumont
Antique Print Le Schooner entoure de Pirogues Zelandaises.
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, 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 265 mm (approximately 7 x 10.5 inches). This page has fine later hand-colour.
Stock Number: apNZduv4Price: $90.00