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C1830
Archipel des Carolines. 1. Pros de Satawal 2. Plan…
First issue of this superb lithograph of out rigger canoe from the Carolines. The rare first issue is identified by the name J. Tastu, Editeur at lower left and the embossed stamp at lower sheet edge, ‘Voyage de L’Astrolabe J.Dumont … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Archipel des Carolines. 1. Pros de Satawal 2. Plan du Pros 3. Pagaie 4. Gouvernail.
Date:
C1830
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured lithograph.
Image Size:
245mm
x 343mm
x 537mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1830
Description:
First issue of this superb lithograph of out rigger canoe from the Carolines.
The rare first issue is identified by the name J. Tastu, Editeur at lower left and the embossed stamp at lower sheet edge, ‘Voyage de L’Astrolabe J.Dumont D’Urville Commandant. JT’
From ‘Voyage of the Corvette Astrolabe Executed by Order of the King during the years 1826-1827-1828-1829, under the Command’.
References:
Ferguson, JA Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976: 1341.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973: 201.
Brush, J. Great Voyages of Exploration. The Golden Age of Discovery in the Pacific. Sydney 1983: pp. 152-154..
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 760392
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand: Registration Number; RB001201, RB000276
State Library New South Wales: Call Number: RB/ RF990A/ 41
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k53565814
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Folio A 2014 27
New York Public Library: b13624459
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k53565814
State Library Victoria: RARELT 508.3 D89V
François-Edmond Paris (1806 - 1893)
Son of a French government administrator, entered the Angouleme Naval Academy at the age of 14 in 1820. Between 1822 and 1824 he studied painting with French Navy artists Pierre-Julien Gilbert (1783-1860) and Pierre Ozanne (1737-1813), both known for their accurate and lively drawings of ships and naval battles. Paris's long naval career began in 1826 as a young officer with France's last and greatest scientific voyage of discovery, the Astrolabe expedition under captain Dumont d'Urville. He then was to go on another Pacific voyage under Laplace in the Favourite. During his Pacific voyages, Paris had documented every type of sailing vessel he encountered. He drew plans and scenes of indigenous watercraft in such places as Senegal, the Seychelles, India, Malaysia, the Strait of Malacca, Vietnam, China, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Chile and Brazil. He drew canoes from Greenland, Arab dhows, Chinese junks, Malay proas and Pacific outriggers. After retiring from the Navy in 1871 he took up the position of curator of the Musee National de la Marine, a position he held until his death in 1893.
