Duperrey - 7 Engravings of Native People and Scenes

Duperrey - 7 Engravings of Native People and Scenes
This folio, hand-colored engraving is from Louis-Isidore Duperrey's Voyage autour du monde, sur la corvette La Coquille, pendant les années 1822-25, sous le ministère et conformement aux instructions de ... ministre de la marine; et publié sous les auspices de M. le Cte. de Chabrol, ministre de la marine et des Colonies. The work was published in Paris by by Firmin Didot for A. Bertrans between 1826 and 1830. The work illustrated costumes, landscapes, and exotic animals encountered on the voyage.

The voyage, led by Duperrey, concentrated on the exploration of the Pacific. He had 'already circumnavigated the globe under Freycinet. Dumont d'Urville, who would later lead his own expeditions in the Pacific, was Duperrey's second-in-command, Réné Lesson was the naturalist on the voyage. The Coquille called at Brazil, the Falkland Islands, Concepciõn, Callao, and Payta. The Pacific islands visited were the Tuamotu Archipelago, Tahiti and the Society Islands, Tonga, Rotuma, the Gilbert and Caroline Islands, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Australia was visited twice, and explorations made of New Zealand and the Maoris were of particular significance. Vast quantities of ethnographic and scientific data were collected. Before returning to Marseilles, Java, Mauritius, and Ascension were visited" (Hill p.90).


Paper Size: ~ 13" by 21 1/4"

The work is in very good to excellent condition. There is some very light foxing scattered on the paper. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
~ 13" by 21 1/4"