Vue d'une partie de la rade de Papeiti, Prise pendant le sejour de la Venus.
Paris: Gide, 1840. Print from "Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate la Venus, pendant les annees 1836-39..." Lithograph of the Venus at anchor in Papeete Bay, Tahiti. The shoreline to the left, filled with natives & soldiers and their small craft, mountain in the distance and the ship in the bay at the right. In 1836, Dupetit-Thouars was appointed to command this expedition to the Pacific to look after French commercial and political interests. He visited Hawaii, Kamchatka, Tahiti, California, Acapulco, Easter Island, the Cook Islands, Rarotonga, New Zealand, Australia and Mauritius. Drawn by Moerenhout, lith. by Lasalle. From the volumes published by Gide in 1840. 23.5 x 17.5 cms plus wide margins which are foxed. The image itself is quite clean. Item #6486
Price: $450.00