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C1798
Black Bird of Port Des Francais. [Lituya Bay]
Artist:
Gaspard Duche de Vancy (1756 - 1788)
A Black Bird collected by the scientist from La Perouse’s expedition while at Lituya Bay is a fjord located on the coast of the Southeast part of the U.S. state of Alaska. The bay was noted in 1786 by Jean-François … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Black Bird of Port Des Francais. [Lituya Bay]
Date:
C1798
Artist:
Gaspard Duche de Vancy (1756 - 1788)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 330mm
Paper Size:
260mm
x 430mm
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Genuine antique
dated:
1798
Description:
A Black Bird collected by the scientist from La Perouse’s expedition while at Lituya Bay is a fjord located on the coast of the Southeast part of the U.S. state of Alaska. The bay was noted in 1786 by Jean-François de La Pérouse, who named it Port des Français. Twenty-one of his men perished in the tidal current in the bay.
From, Charts and Plates to La Perouse’s Voyage.
Biography:
Gaspard Duche de Vancy (1756–1788)
Duche de Vancy was a French 18th century artist, brought up in Vienna. He exhibited in the Paris Salon of Young Artists(1781) and also at London’s Royal Academy (1784).
