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C1807
Nouvelle-Hollande: Ile King. L’Elephant-Marin ou Phoque A Trompe. Vue de la Baie des Elephants.
Famous image of elephant seals on King Island, from the accounts of the French voyage of exploration under the command of Nicholas Baudin who visited the island on 6th December 1802. The naturalists from the expedition camped for several days … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Nouvelle-Hollande: Ile King. L’Elephant-Marin ou Phoque A Trompe. Vue de la Baie des Elephants.
Date:
C1807
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
210mm
x 145mm
Paper Size:
350mm
x 260mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1807
Description:
Famous image of elephant seals on King Island, from the accounts of the French voyage of exploration under the command of Nicholas Baudin who visited the island on 6th December 1802. The naturalists from the expedition camped for several days at Sea Elephant Bay on King Island in Bass Strait where they collected specimens of two native cats.
Common name: Southern Elephant Seal
Binomial name: Mirounga leonina
First described: Linnaeus 1758
Distribution: Occasional annual sightings in Tasmania.
From Peron, Voyage de decouvertes aux terres australes, execute sur les corvettes le Geographe, le Naturaliste et la goelette le Casuarina, pendant les annees 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804 … Paris.
References:
Dunmore, J. French Explorers in the Pacific. Oxford 1965-69 : vol. II, pp. 9-40
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 449
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 1329
Perry, T. & Prescott, D. A Guide to Maps of Australia in Books Published 1780-1830. Canberra 1996: 1811.12
Sharp, A. The Discovery of Australia. Oxford 1963 : pp. 232-39
Tooley, R. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 616
Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney 1987 : pp. 153-159, [78a-81]
Collections:
Australian National University: 154258130
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k74602q
National Library Australia: Bib ID 87123
Power House Museum: 220290870
State Library New South Wales: 1807-1817 MRB/F980
State Library South Australia: 919.4 P453.2 b
State Library Victoria: RARELTBF 919.4 P42V
State Library Western Australia: 4987B Vol. 147
Charles Alexander Lesueur (1778 - 1846)
French natural history and topographical artist on board the lavishly equipped scientific expedition prepared by the Institut de France with the ambitions to explore the southern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, in two corvettes, Geographe and the Naturaliste. Lesueur was taken on not as an artist or scientist but as an assistant gunner. Nichloas Baudin the commander of the expedition soon discovered Lesueur's talents and employed him as an illustrator for his private journal. His prolific output and the quality of his drawings during this important voyage is a testament to his artistic talents.
