₹18,000
Rare lithograph of Bramin tombs, India from the official accounts voyage of La Favourite under the command of the French navigator Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (1793-1875) on his circumnavigation of the globe.
Laplace was pivotal in the opening of French trade in the Pacific and instrumental in the establishment of the Hawaiian Catholic Church. He achieved the rank of captain. Laplace visited Australia, arriving at Hobart on 11 July. The ship left Hobart on 7 August, and set sail for Sydney, arriving on 16 August. In Sydney, the crew went to numerous social events and left for a twenty-one-gun salute on 21 September 1831. Laplace proposed a short break in New Zealand and anchored in the Bay of Islands on 2 October. After his stay in New Zealand, Laplace headed east, arriving in Valparaíso on 14 November.
1 in stock
Size: 30 x 39 cm. 1st edition. This original Aquatint can be mounted for added protection and is ready to be framed/stored. This service is complimentary with all our engravings & maps.
Exportable: No
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Barthelemy Lauvergne’s Nabob’s Tombeau d’une Bramine brulee sur le bucher de son mari. is available to view at our store.
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