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C1808
Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes…Atlas per MM. Lesueur et Petit.
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Rare title page to the Peron’s account of the important French voyage of exploration in Australian waters under the command of Nicholas Baudin in the ships, Geographe and Naturaliste. The rondel depicts Chateau de Malmaison, Josephine’s large estate which was … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes…Atlas per MM. Lesueur et Petit.
Date:
C1808
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
240mm
x 315mm
Paper Size:
260mm
x 348mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1808
Description:
Rare title page to the Peron’s account of the important French voyage of exploration in Australian waters under the command of Nicholas Baudin in the ships, Geographe and Naturaliste.
The rondel depicts Chateau de Malmaison, Josephine’s large estate which was transformed into ‘the most beautiful and curious garden in Europe, a model of good cultivation’. She located rare and exotic plants and animals to enhance the gardens many Australian species.
From Peron, Voyage de Découvertes 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.
