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CYRILLE PIERRE THéODORE LAPLACE (1793-1875)
After LAUVERGNE. Sydney. Etablissement principal de la Nouvelle Galles du Sud; and: Rivière de Derwent. (Van Diemen).
hand-coloured aquatints, on india-paper.
mounted, engraved by Himely, after Lauvergne, printed by Finot, under the direction of Sainson, [Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1835]
Images: 8½ x 12½in. (22 x 32cm.) approx.
Two fine Australian views, in their most desirable state, from the Atlas Historique section of the account of Laplace's world voyage, published under the general title Voyage autour du monde par les mers del'Inde et de Chine exécuté sur la corvette... la Favorite.. "The purpose of the voyage was... to show the French flag in eastern and other waters, in order to re-establish French influence over Indo-China and the Pacific... The Album Historique contains seventy-two beautiful aquatint plates, proof impressions on India paper. They are some of the most beautiful plates of the genre in existence" (Hill p.175). (2)
After LAUVERGNE. Sydney. Etablissement principal de la Nouvelle Galles du Sud; and: Rivière de Derwent. (Van Diemen).
hand-coloured aquatints, on india-paper.
mounted, engraved by Himely, after Lauvergne, printed by Finot, under the direction of Sainson, [Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1835]
Images: 8½ x 12½in. (22 x 32cm.) approx.
Two fine Australian views, in their most desirable state, from the Atlas Historique section of the account of Laplace's world voyage, published under the general title Voyage autour du monde par les mers del'Inde et de Chine exécuté sur la corvette... la Favorite.. "The purpose of the voyage was... to show the French flag in eastern and other waters, in order to re-establish French influence over Indo-China and the Pacific... The Album Historique contains seventy-two beautiful aquatint plates, proof impressions on India paper. They are some of the most beautiful plates of the genre in existence" (Hill p.175). (2)