C1837

Plan du Port Jackson Leve a bord la Fregate Thetis leve a bord de la fregate la Thetis commandee par de M. le Baron de Bougainville Capitaine de vaisseau, Chef de lExpedition / par MM. La Pierre et Jeanneret, Officers de la Marine

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$A 2,250

Rare and important map of Sydney Harbour from the accounts of the voyage of Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, Baron de Bougainville who visited New South Wales in 1825. During his visit he set up a monument to La Pérouse and … Read Full Description

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Plan du Port Jackson Leve a bord la Fregate Thetis leve a bord de la fregate la Thetis commandee par de M. le Baron de Bougainville Capitaine de vaisseau, Chef de lExpedition / par MM. La Pierre et Jeanneret, Officers de la Marine

Date:

C1837

Mapmaker:

Ambroise Tardieu (1788 - 1841)

Condition:

In good condition, with centre fold as issued with wide full untrimmed margins.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

640mm

x 495mm

Paper Size:

665mm

x 530mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1837

Description:

From: Bougainville, H. Journal de la Navigation Autour du Globe de la frigate La Thetis et de la corvette L’Esperance pendant les annes 1824, 1825 et 1826.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 2236.
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 982.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 :: 6875.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 :: p.115.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 125099
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k5039222
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VvmAXpKJOl
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF ; 910.41 B66

Ambroise Tardieu (1788 - 1841)

Tardieu was a French cartographer and engraver of Paris Rue de Sorbonne No 385 was born in 1788 and died in 1841. Tardieu composed maps for Voyages of La Harpe 1821, for Dumont Durville1833 and an Atlas Universal in 1842. He also worked for the depot marine.

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