C1807

Vues de Differentes Parties de la Terre D’Anthony van Diemen

Mapmaker:

Charles Francois Beautemps-Beaupre (1766 - 1854)

Rare large scale coastal profiles of Tasmania from the important French voyage of exploration under the command of Bruny Dentrecasteaux. Vue de la partie orientale de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise le 19 janvier 1793 a midi Vue du … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Vues de Differentes Parties de la Terre D’Anthony van Diemen

Date:

C1807

Mapmaker:

Charles Francois Beautemps-Beaupre (1766 - 1854)

Condition:

Part of left hand margin reinstated, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size: 

745mm 
x 495mm

Paper Size: 

830mm 
x 595mm
AUTHENTICITY
Vues de Differentes Parties de la Terre D'Anthony van Diemen - Antique Map from 1807

Genuine antique
dated:

1807

Description:

Rare large scale coastal profiles of Tasmania from the important French voyage of exploration under the command of Bruny Dentrecasteaux.

Vue de la partie orientale de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise le 19 janvier 1793 a midi
Vue du cap sud-ouest Partie sud-ouest de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise le 20 janvier a 5h 57m du matin Vue de la partie meridionale de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise le 20 janvier a 7h 29m du matin
Vue de la partie meridionale de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise le 20 janvier a midi
Vue de la partie orientale de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise le 27 fevrier a 6h 16m du soir
Vue de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise sur le cap de la Sortie, pte. nord de l’Ile Bruny
Vue de la Terre d’Anthony Van Diemen; prise sur le sommet de l’Ile aux Manchots, baie de l’Adventure.

From Atlas du voyage de Bruny-Dentrecasteaux, contre-amiral de France, commandant les fregates la Recherche et l’Esperance, fait par ordre du gouvernement en 1791, 1792 et 1793.

References:
Tooley, 1618

Collections:
National Library of Australia: Bib ID2450764

Mapmaker:

Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (1766-1854) 

Beautemps-Beaupre was a French hydrographer, hydrographic engineer and cartographer.

He accompanied the D’Entrecasteaux expedition in search of La Pérouse in 1791, and made a valuable contribution of to the charting of the Pacific. Subsequently he was employed in all of the important hydrographic labours undertaken during the First French Empire and the Bourbon Restoration. He was elected a member of the Académie des sciences in 1810 and was appointed chief hydrographer and keeper of the Dépôt de la Marine (predecessor of the Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) in 1814.

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