Pirogue Double des Missionnaires. (Ile Vavao)

Superb lithograph of a missionary boat using the Tongan double canoe design with Dumont D’Urville’s ships, l’Astrolabe and Zélée  at anchor in the background in Utu Vavaʻu by Louis le Breton (1818-1866).

From D’Urville, D. Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l’Océanie sur les corvettes l’Astrolabe et la Zélée, exécute par ordre du roi pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840...Paris

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 3184.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 508.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 : 21256.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 3244.

Collections:
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k976783
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1616679
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand: RB001474
State Library New South Wales: MMS ID 991011821529702626
State Library Victoria: RARELT ; 508.3 D89
State Library South Australia: 508.3 d++
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Call Number 1998 Folio 16