La Favorite en route pour Valparaiso.

An important aquatint depicting La Favourite under the command of the French navigator Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (1793-1875), on his circumnavigation of the globe. Laplace was pivotal in the opening of French trade in the Pacific and  instrumental in the establishment of the Hawaiian Catholic Church. He achieved the rank of captain. Laplace visited Australia, arriving at Hobart on 11 July. The ship left Hobart on 7 August, and set sail for Sydney, arriving on 16 August. In Sydney the crew went to numerous social events and left to a twenty-one gun salute on 21 September 1831. Laplace proposed a short break in New Zealand, and anchored in the Bay of Islands on 2 October. After his stay in New Zealand, Laplace headed east, arriving in Valparaíso on 14 November.

From: Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l’Inde et de Chine, exécuté sur la corvette de l’état La Favorite pendant les années 1830, 1831 et 1832.

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National Library Australia: Bib ID 2205512