C1798

Black Bird of Port Des Francais. [Lituya Bay]

Artist:

Gaspard Duche de Vancy (1756 - 1788)

$A 75

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
AUTHENTICITY
Black Bird of Port Des Francais. [Lituya Bay] - Antique Print from 1798

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).

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