C1841

Costume de San Blas. Costume d’Acapulco.

Artist:

P. Blanchard (1793 - 1864)

$A 325

Rare lithograph of the local costumes in San Blas and Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico, from one of the rarest of all French voyages of discovery. The final stage of the voyage of the Venus in Mexico finished … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Costume de San Blas. Costume d’Acapulco.

Date:

C1841

Artist:

P. Blanchard (1793 - 1864)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph, with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

300mm

x 200mm

Paper Size:

520mm

x 330mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1841

Description:

Rare lithograph of the local costumes in San Blas and Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico, from one of the rarest of all French voyages of discovery.

The final stage of the voyage of the Venus in Mexico finished a Acapulco on 8/1/38.

Rare lithograph from the official account by Abel du Petit-Thouars, Voyage Autour du Monde sur La Venus 1836-1839.

Artist:

Abel Aubert Dupetit-Thouars (1836-1839)

Dupetit-Thouars joined the navy at the age of eleven, was appointed ‘asprant (midshipman) in 1808 and ‘enseigne’ in 1814. As a member of a patrician family (he was a nephew of Aristide Dupetit-Thouars who searched for La Perouse), the restoration of the monarchy aided his career and enabled him to become ‘lieutenant de vasseau’ in 1819, and ‘captaine de fregate’ in 1826. His reputation was further enhanced by his service in the expedition against Algiers. On 21st December 1836 he was issued instructions to sail the areas frequented by French whalers and offer assistance where required, and to assist French traders along the coasts of South and Central America, where commercial enterprise had been slow to take off.

Ref: Howgego D38 p185-187