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Vue des Îsles de L'Amirauté
Vue des Îsles de L'Amirauté
Piron del. Dien scripsit. Imprimée chez Dien.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 310 x 440mm (12¼ x 17¼").
View in the Admiralty Islands, in the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea, with locals spear-fishing from canoes. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18696]   £550.00  
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View of the Admiralty Islands.
View of the Admiralty Islands. No. II.
Piron del. Harding ex. Angus sc.
Published Apr. 20 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving. 222 x 291mm. 8¾ x 11½".
Natives fishing in tbe bay outside the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 20743]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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Woman of Amboyna / Woman of Tongataboo
Woman of Amboyna / Woman of Tongataboo No. XXX
Piron del. C. Warren sc. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to platemark.
Inhabitants of Ambon (part of the Malaku islands of Indonesia) and Tonga. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32223]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Man of L'Isle de Beaupré / Woman of L'Isle de Beaupré
Man of L'Isle de Beaupré / Woman of L'Isle de Beaupré No. XXXIV.
Piron del. Warren sc. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to platemark.
Inhabitants of Ouvéa, New Caledonia. 'They told us that the island from whence they came was a day's sail to the east of our moorings, and that the name of it was Aouvea; it was doubtless the island of Beaupré that they meant'. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32224]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue de l'Ile de Bourou. prise de la Rade.
Vue de l'Ile de Bourou. prise de la Rade.
Piron del. Copia Sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 310 x 450mm, 12¼ x 17¾".
A Dutch trading post near Java. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18694]   £450.00  
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A Young Female Savage of New Zealand. A Savage of New Zealand.
A Young Female Savage of New Zealand. A Savage of New Zealand. No. XXV.
Piron dell. Harding ex. Warren sc.
Pub.d 20. Apr. 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving. 229 x 292mm. 9 x 11½".
Two portraits of natives of New Zealand; both with feathered head-pieces and earrings. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 20745]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Toubau, Fils du Roi des Îles des Amis. Vouacécé, Habitant de Fidgi.
Toubau, Fils du Roi des Îles des Amis. Vouacécé, Habitant de Fidgi. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 29.
Piron delin. Copia sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½").
Two portraits: Toubau, son of the King of the Friendly Isles, and Vouacécé, a man of Fiji who the French met in Tongatapu, 150 leagues away. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
[Ref: 52622]   £150.00   (£180.00 incl.VAT)
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A Dance at the Friendly Islands in Presence of Queen Tineh.
A Dance at the Friendly Islands in Presence of Queen Tineh. No. XXVII.
Piron del. Harding ex. Birrell sc.
Publishd Apr. 20 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate; slight foxing.
Topless women dancing for Queen Tine on the Island of Tonga, named the Friendly Islands by Captain Cook. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32226]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)
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Double Canoe of the Friendly Islands.
Double Canoe of the Friendly Islands. No. XXVIII.
Piron del. Harding ex. Taylor sc.
Pub.d Apr. 20, 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate.
A Tongan double pirogue (flat-bottomed boat) with a platform with topless ladies entertaining Admiral Bruni. Tonga was named the Friendly Islands by Cook because of his reception there. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
See Ref: 18693 for French publication;
[Ref: 32225]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Double Canoe of the Friendly Islands.
Double Canoe of the Friendly Islands. No. XXVIII.
Piron del. Harding ex. Taylor sc.
Pud. Apr. 20, 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving. 228 x 291mm (9 x 11½").
A Tongan double pirogue (flat-bottomed boat) with a platform. Tonga was named the Friendly Islands by Cook because of his reception there. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
See Ref: 18693 for French publication.
[Ref: 20738]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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A Young Female Savage of New Zealand. A Savage of New Zealand.
A Young Female Savage of New Zealand. A Savage of New Zealand. No. XXV.
Piron dell. Harding ex. Warren sc.
Pub.d 20. Apr. 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving, 229 x 292mm (9 x 11½"). Trimmed to platemark on 2 sides.
Portraits of two Maori, from the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32228]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[Man and woman from New Caledonia]
[Man and woman from New Caledonia] Femme de l'Ile Beaupré Homme de l'Ile Beaupré. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse, No 34
Piron del Copia sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving, sheet 450 x 315mm (17¾ x 12½"). Creasing on left.
Man and woman from the island of Beautemps-Beaupré, part of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean. Plate from 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', compiled by Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Labillardière was the botanist on board an expedition led by Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux which in 1791-3 attempted to find Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, who disappeared in 1788 after setting sail from Botany Bay (Australia). Despite finding no trace of La Pérouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists (and sketches by the expedition's artist Jean Piron) which were published in this book. Beautemps-Beaupré was in fact named after the hydropgrapher and explorer Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (1766-1854), who was also part of the expedition.
[Ref: 43176]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Woman of New Caledonia.
Woman of New Caledonia.
Piron del. Harding ex. C. Warren sc.
Pub.d. Apr. 20, 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 9"). Trimmed to plate.
A New Caledonian native with a grass skirt. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 44035]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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[A Savage of New Caledonia Throwing a Dart]
[A Savage of New Caledonia Throwing a Dart] Sauvage de la Nouvelle Calédonie Lançant une Zagaie. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse, No 35
Piron del Copia sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving, sheet 450 x 315mm (17¾ x 12½"). Crease through centre.
Plate from 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', compiled by Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Labillardière was the botanist on board an expedition led by Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux which in 1791-3 attempted to find Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, who disappeared in 1788 after setting sail from Botany Bay (Australia). Despite finding no trace of La Pérouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists (and sketches by the expedition's artist Jean Piron) which were published in this book.
For a British-published copy of this image see ref. 32222.
[Ref: 43177]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Woman from New Caledonia]
[Woman from New Caledonia] Femme de la Nouvelle Calédonie. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse, No 36.
Piron del Copia sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving, sheet 450 x 315mm (17¾ x 12½").
Plate from 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', compiled by Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Labillardière was the botanist on board an expedition led by Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux which in 1791-3 attempted to find Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, who disappeared in 1788 after setting sail from Botany Bay (Australia). Despite finding no trace of La Pérouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists (and sketches by the expedition's artist Jean Piron) which were published in this book.
[Ref: 43178]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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A Savage of New Caledonia Throwing a Dart.
A Savage of New Caledonia Throwing a Dart. No. XXXV.
Piron del. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving. 292 x 222mm. 11½ x 8¾". Trimmed.
A savage holding a spear in his right hand and a star-shaped bludgeon in his left. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 20736]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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A Savage of New Caledonia Throwing a Dart.
A Savage of New Caledonia Throwing a Dart. No. XXXV.
Piron del. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving. 292 x 222mm. 11½ x 8¾". Trimmed inside platemark on two sides.
A savage holding a lance in his right hand and a star-shaped bludgeoner in his left. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32222]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zéelande. Jeune Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zéelande.
Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zéelande. Jeune Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zéelande. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 25.
Piron delin. Copia sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½").
Romanticized portraits of two Maoris. Both have hair decorated with feathers, one wearing a necklace, the other long earrings; neither have tattoos. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
[Ref: 52620]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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[Man from the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea]
[Man from the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea] Sauvage des Iles de l'Amirauté. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse, No 3.
Piron del Copia sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving, sheet 450 x 315mm (17¾ x 12½"). Thread margins.
Plate from 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', compiled by Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Labillardière was the botanist on board an expedition led by Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux which in 1791-3 attempted to find Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, who disappeared in 1788 after setting sail from Botany Bay (Australia). Despite finding no trace of La Pérouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists (and sketches by the expedition's artist Jean Piron) which were published in this book.
For a British-published copy (in reverse) of this image see ref. 20744.
[Ref: 43180]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Savage of the Admiralty Islands.
Savage of the Admiralty Islands. No.III.
Piron del. Harding ex. C. Warren sc.
Pub.d Apr. 20 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving. 292 x 228mm. 11½ x 9".
A savage holding a paddle in his right hand; a conch-shell acts as a guard over his genitals. The Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 20744]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Pirogue de L'Île de Bouka. Pirogue des Arsacides.
Pirogue de L'Île de Bouka. Pirogue des Arsacides. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 9.
Peron delin. Perée sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Narrow margins top and bottom.
Native canoes of the Solomon Islands. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
[Ref: 52625]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Boy of Cape Diemen. Man of Cape Diemen.
Boy of Cape Diemen. Man of Cape Diemen. No. VII.
Prion del. Harding ex. Warren sc.
Pub. Apr. 20 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Copper engraving. 228 x 291mm. 9 x 11½".
A man and boy, natives of Van Diemen's Land, Australia. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 20763]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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[Woman from Tasmania]
[Woman from Tasmania] Femme du Cap de Diemen. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse, No 6
Piron del Copia sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving, sheet 450 x 315mm (17¾ x 12½"). Creasing on left.
Plate from 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', compiled by Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Labillardière was the botanist on board an expedition led by Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux which in 1791-3 attempted to find Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, who disappeared in 1788 after setting sail from Botany Bay (Australia). Despite finding no trace of La Pérouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists (and sketches by the expedition's artist Jean Piron) which were published in this book.
[Ref: 43175]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Savages of Cape Diemen Preparing their Meal.
Savages of Cape Diemen Preparing their Meal.
Piron del. Harding ex. I. Walker sc.
Pub.d Apr. 20. 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving. 229 x 292mm. 9 x 11½".
Savages of Rocky Bay, off Tasmania, preparing their repast. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 20747]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Cigne Noir du Cape de Diemen.
Cigne Noir du Cape de Diemen. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 9.
Peron delin. Perée sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Narrow margins top and bottom.
The first large illustration of Australia's Black Swan. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
[Ref: 52624]   £320.00  
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Savages of Cape Diemen Preparing their Meal.
Savages of Cape Diemen Preparing their Meal. No. V
Piron del. Harding ex. I. Walker sc.
Pub.d Apr. 20. 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving, 229 x 292mm (9 x 11½)".
Indigenous people of Cape Diemen, Tasmania. 'About noon we saw them prepare their repast. Hitherto we had but a faint idea of the pains the women take to procure the food requisite for the subsistence of their families'. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
For the women catching food for the meal see ref. 32231.
[Ref: 32230]   £330.00  
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Manner of Fishing of the Savages of Cape Diemen.
Manner of Fishing of the Savages of Cape Diemen. No. IV
Piron del. Harding ex. AW. Warren sc.
Pub. 20 Apr. 1800 by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 235 x 305mm (9¼ x 12"). Trimmed inside platemark; repaired tear on right.
Aboriginies of Cape Diemen, Tasmania, catching food. Plate from an edition of 'An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse...Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux' (1800). According to the text, 'Getting on the rocks, that projected into the sea, they plunged from them to the bottom in search of shell-fish [...] At length [...] they appeared, and convinced us that they were capable of remaining under water twice as long as our ablest divers. An instant was sufficient for them to take breath, and then they dived again. This they did repeatedly, till their baskets were nearly full'.
For the resultant meal see ref. 32230;
[Ref: 32231]   £330.00  
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Homme du Cap de Diemen. Enfant du Cap de Diemen.
Homme du Cap de Diemen. Enfant du Cap de Diemen. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 7.
Piron delin. Copia sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Extensive tear repaired.
A Tasmanian man and boy. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
[Ref: 52621]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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A Double Canoe of New Caledonia.
A Double Canoe of New Caledonia. 1. A Catamaran of Cape Diemen. 2. A. A Canoe of Santa Cruz or Egmont Island.
Piron del. Harding sc. Eastgate sc.
Pub.d. Apr. 20, 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate.
Sketches of a catamaran of New Caledonia, complete with open fire, and a Tasmanian canoe, and a diagram of a canoe of Nendo (Santa Cruz Islands). From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 44034]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Pêche des Sauvages du Cap de Diemen.
Pêche des Sauvages du Cap de Diemen. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 4.
Piron delin. Copia sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Narrow bottom margin.
Indigenous Tasmanians fishing. According to an English translation, 'Getting on the rocks, that projected into the sea, they plunged from them to the bottom in search of shell-fish [...] At length [...] they appeared, and convinced us that they were capable of remaining under water twice as long as our ablest divers. An instant was sufficient for them to take breath, and then they dived again. This they did repeatedly, till their baskets were nearly full'. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
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Sauvages du Cap de Diemen Préparant leur Repas.
Sauvages du Cap de Diemen Préparant leur Repas. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse. No 5.
Piron delin. Copia sculp. Dien Scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Extensive tear repaired. Damaged.
Aboriginies of Cape Diemen, Tasmania, cooking food, with the French crew intermingling. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
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Entertainment given to Admiral d'Entrecasteaux by Toobou King of the Friendly Islands.
Entertainment given to Admiral d'Entrecasteaux by Toobou King of the Friendly Islands. No. XXVI.
Piron del. Harding ex. Eastgate sc.
Pub: Apr.20.1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Copper engraving, platemark 292 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾)". Centre fold as issued;
King Toobou (ruler of the archipelago of Tonga) who entertained Admiral d'Entrecasteaux in 1793 when he stopped on his way from Van Diemen's Land. He found that the natives remembered Cook and Bligh, but knew nothing of the La Perouse. 'We walked on near a quarter of an hour in a narrow path, bounded on each side by palisades, till we reached an extensive esplanade, where King Toobou was soon to arrive [...] the natives formed a great concourse on all sides. According to our estimation, at least four thousand of them were present'. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
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Fête donnée au Général Dentrecasteaux par Toubau, Roi des Îles des Amis.
Fête donnée au Général Dentrecasteaux par Toubau, Roi des Îles des Amis.
Piron del. Copia Sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 310 x 440mm, 12¼ x 17¼".
A concert given for d'Entrecasteaux by Toubou, king of Tonga. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
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Toubou Son of the King of the Friendly Islands.
Toubou Son of the King of the Friendly Islands. Vouacecee An Inhabitant of Fidgi or Fejee.
Piron del. Harding ex. A.W. Warren sc.
[Pub.d. Apr. 20, 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.]
Engraving, sheet 290 x 230mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate.
Portraits of men of Tonga and Fiji. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
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Finau, Chef des Guerriers de Tongatabou.
Finau, Chef des Guerriers de Tongatabou.
[Piron del. Copia Sculp. Dien scripsit.]
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving. 300 x 225mm, 12 x 8¾". Trimmed.
Chief of the Tongan warriors. In 1788 Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse set sail from Botany Bay and was never seen again. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution the National Assembly was moved to send an expedition in search of their lost hero, 1791-3, under Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Despite finding no trace of La Perouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists, especially in Australia. This account, compiled by the expedition's botanist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière, was published as 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', with natural history plates by Redouté and Audebert. The work even has its own abbreviation in botantical literature, 'Voy.Rech.Perouse'.
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Entertainment given to Admiral d'Entrecasteaux by Toobou King of the Friendly Islands.
Entertainment given to Admiral d'Entrecasteaux by Toobou King of the Friendly Islands. No. XXVI.
Piron del. Harding ex. Eastgate sc.
Pub: Apr.20.1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.
Copper engraving. 292 x 420mm. 11½ x 16½". Centre fold; as issued.
Tonga, reigned over by King Toobou, who entertained Admiral d'Entrecasteaux in 1793 when he stopped on his way from Van Diemen's Land. He found that the natives remembered Cook and Bligh, but knew nothing of the La Perouse. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
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Feenou Chief of the Warriors of Tongataboo.
Feenou Chief of the Warriors of Tongataboo. Map of Cape Diemen.
Piron del. Harding ex. A.W. Warren sc.
[Pub.d. Apr. 20, 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly.]
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate, tear into title area.
A chief of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga; and an Aboriginal map of Tasmania. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
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[Dance on Tonga in the presence of queen Tineh]
[Dance on Tonga in the presence of queen Tineh] Dans des Iles des Amis, en présence de la reine Tiné. Atlas du Voyage à la recherche de la Pérouse, No 27.
Piron del Copia sculp. Dien scripsit.
[Paris: H.J.Jansen, 1800.]
Engraving, sheet 315 x 450 (12½ x 17¾"). Very slight crease. Small margins.
Plate from 'Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse', compiled by Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière. Labillardière was the botanist on board an expedition led by Chevalier Bruni d'Entrecasteaux which in 1791-3 attempted to find Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, who disappeared in 1788 after setting sail from Botany Bay (Australia). Despite finding no trace of La Pérouse, losing its commander and many crew to scurvy, and finally splitting between royalist and republican factions, the expedition was judged a success because of the important observations made by the expedition's scientists (and sketches by the expedition's artist Jean Piron) which were published in this book.
For a British-published copy of this image see ref. 20740.
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