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C1842
Navires Hollandais sur la Rade D’Amboine, (Iles Moluques.)
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Superb lithograph of one of the French ships, Astrolabe or Zelle, under the command of Dumont D’Urville at Ambon, Indonesia. Ambon was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) from 1610 to 1619 until the founding of Batavia and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Navires Hollandais sur la Rade D’Amboine, (Iles Moluques.)
Date:
C1842
Artist:
Condition:
Small repaired tear on bottom edge of paper, unaffecting the image, otherwise in good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured chine-collé lithograph on India paper
Image Size:
313mm
x 220mm
Paper Size:
517mm
x 341mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1842
Description:
Superb lithograph of one of the French ships, Astrolabe or Zelle, under the command of Dumont D’Urville at Ambon, Indonesia. Ambon was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) from 1610 to 1619 until the founding of Batavia and which became it’s base for the spice trade.
Embossed blind stamp Gide Editeur Paris, denoting that is from the original edition of, Voyage au Pole Sud et dans L’Oceanie .
References:
Brosse, J. Great Voyages of Exploration. The Golden Age of Discovery in the Pacific. Sydney 1983 :: pp.186-194.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 3184.
Brosse, J. Great Voyages of Exploration. The Golden Age of Discovery in the Pacific. Sydney 1983 :: pp.186-194.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 3184.
Louis Le Breton (1818 - 1866)
Louis Le Breton (1818-1866) Breton was French marine artist and was the official artist on board the voyage of exploration under the command of Dumont D'Urville. From 1847 he devoted himself mainly to depicting marine subjects for the French Navy.
