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Rare engraving from Nicholas Baudin’s voyage of discovery in Australian waters Person’s described the canoe that is illustrated in the engraving as: The birds which run along the surface of the water are black swans. The wood of the canoe … Read Full Description
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Rare engraving from Nicholas Baudin’s voyage of discovery in Australian waters Person’s described the canoe that is illustrated in the engraving as: The birds which run along the surface of the water are black swans. The wood of the canoe in which we find the two savages is Casuarina; all the other trees are Eucalyptus.Â
From the official account of Nicholas Baudin’s voyage by Peron, F. Voyage Decouvertes aux Terres Australes.
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.
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