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(Native Huts) Nlle Hollande and Nlle Zelande…
Paris: Tastu, 1833.
Indigenous dwellings of Australia and New Zealand
Hand-coloured lithograph depicting four native huts, 340 x 520 mm., very good. Hand-coloured lithograph depicting four native huts, two from New Zealand, one from Jervis Bay (with a distinctive cone shape) and the other from King George's Sound. The Astrolabe.....
Price (AUD):
$850.00
Ref: #4007898
Autograph letter signed to Mr. Chauvin…
N.P. N.D., but circa 1832.
Dumont d'Urville presents his new work to a scientific opinion-maker
Single sheet of laid paper, 207 x 260 mm., folded vertically to form a letter, written in a small and neat hand to first page and addressed – but not stamped – to the last.....
Price (AUD):
$4,500.00
Ref: #4002623
Voyage de découvertes autour du monde…
Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1832-33.
Special version of the Dumont d'Urville voyage
Ten octavo text volumes bound as five, and folio atlas with a portrait of Dumont d'Urville and 20 maps and plates (six coloured); a good set in a recent French period-style binding of quarter dark blue polished.....
Price (AUD):
$14,850.00
Ref: #4308556
Verldsomseglaren, eller sammandrag af de upptacktsresor…
Stockholm: Ecksteinska Boktryckeriet, 1836-, 1839.
Swedish edition of a voyage classic
Eight volumes bound in seven, duodecimo; a very attractive set in contemporary patterned wrappers, with hand-lettered papered spine labels. Rare Swedish edition of Dumont d'Urville's historical account of voyages around the world from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.....
Price (AUD):
$2,100.00
Ref: #3410379
Bronze Medal for the first voyage of the Astrolabe.
Paris: Depaulis, 1826.
Departure medal for the first Dumont D'Urville expedition
Bronze medal, 50 mm. Rare original medallion commemorating the departure on 25 April 1826 of the first voyage of the Astrolabe to the South Seas, under the command of Dumont d'Urville. The Astrolabe (Duperrey's old ship the Coquille renamed.....
Price (AUD):
$3,250.00
Ref: #3808837
An archive group of three original manuscripts concerning Tasmania.…
Paris: c.1845.
Original descriptions of Tasmania by a member of the Dumont d'Urville expedition
Three manuscripts, variously 4pp., 1½pp and 2pp., folio (approx. 365 x 225 mm); loose leaves in custom-made morocco box lettered "Dumont d'Urville. Tasmanie: Voyage de l'Astrolabe. Manuscrit autographe" Rare and important original manuscript source for the.....
Price (AUD):
$45,000.00
Ref: #4504809
Medal for the departure of the first voyage of the Astrolabe.
Paris: Depaulis, 1826.
Departure of the Astrolabe
Bronze medal, 50 mm, Rare original medallion commemorating the departure on 25 April 1826 of the first voyage of the Astrolabe to the South Seas, under the command of Dumont d'Urville. The Astrolabe (Duperrey's old ship the Coquille renamed in honour of La.....
Price (AUD):
$4,500.00
Ref: #3903104
Havre Dubus a la Baie Triton (Nouvelle Guinee)…
Paris: circa 1846. Tinted lithograph, 220 x 365 mm., disbound. Original lithograph from Dumont d'Urville's "Voyage au Pole Sud", showing a beautiful New Guinea harbor scene, with the two ships anchored and a survey party at work. Dumont d'Urville's instruction from King Louis-Philippe was to explore the South Pole. Up.....
Price (AUD):
$1,500.00
Ref: #4202796
Village de Dobo (Iles Arrow).
Paris: circa 1845. Tinted lithograph, 230 x 380 mm., mounted in acid-free card. Original lithograph from Dumont d'Urville's Voyage au Pole Sud, the official published account of his second voyage through the South Pacific into Antarctic waters. Dumont d'Urville's instruction from King Louis-Philippe was to explore the South Pole. Up.....
Price (AUD):
$750.00
Ref: #1901013
Nlle. Hollande (Port du Roi Georges).
Paris: Tastu, 1833.
Iconic indigenous portraits
Lithographic sheet measuring 340 x 540 mm. Original lithograph from the official account of the Dunont d'Urville expedition, comprising portrait studies of West Australian Aborigines. Louis de Sainson, the topographical draughtsman travelling with the expedition, made many detailed studies of the local inhabitants of.....
Price (AUD):
$2,500.00
Ref: #2901047
Vue des Ecuries du Gouverneur a Sydney.
Paris: Tastu, 1833.
Colonial architect Francis Greenway
Lithographed view on china paper, mounted, well coloured, 215 x 310 mm. This view of the Governor's Stables shows the original Francis Greenway building before changes. Greenway, the colony's first architect worked under the patronage of Governor Lachlan Macquarie. This building still stands.....
Price (AUD):
$2,500.00
Ref: #2901051
Vue de L'Aiguade du Capne. Cook, a Houahoua.
Paris: Tatsu, 1833. Lithographed view, 205 x 355 mm. The Astrolabe (Duperrey's old ship the Coquille, renamed in honour of La Pérouse) sailed from Toulon in April 1826. Dumont d'Urville was instructed to explore the principal island groups in the South pacific, completing the work of the Duperrey voyage, on.....
Price (AUD):
$1,850.00
Ref: #2908513
Maison du Gouverneur a Sydney.
Paris: Tastu, 1833. Lithographed view on china paper, 195 x 310 mm (image size); well preserved, mounted. Attractive view of the first Government House in Sydney, which stood on the corners of Bridge and Phillip Streets. The original cottage had been begun by Phillip in July 1788, but was much.....
Price (AUD):
$1,500.00
Ref: #3807764
Vue de L'Entrée de Port Jackson.
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833. Aquatint, 200 x 350 mm. This fine view shows French naval officers, perhaps crew of the Favorite elegantly positioned at the Heads.
Price (AUD):
$2,850.00
Ref: #2802456
Vue des Caps du Port Jackson. Nouvelle Galles du Sud.
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833.
Engaging Sydney Harbour view
Lithograph, 205 x 320 mm.; very good condition, mounted. This fine view shows ships of the Astrolabe voyage passing through Sydney Heads. The Astrolabe (Duperrey's old ship the Coquille, renamed in honour of La Pérouse) sailed from Toulon in April 1826. Dumont.....
Price (AUD):
$1,800.00
Ref: #2802457
Vue des Caps du Port Jackson. Nouvelle Galles du Sud.
Paris: Tatsu, 1833.
Sydney Harbour
Lithograph, 358 x 517 mm; in fine condition, embossed stamp below title, mounted. A fine view of the ships of the Astrolabe voyage passing through the Heads of Port Jackson by Louis de Sainson. The lithograph is from Dumont Durville's Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe.....
Price (AUD):
$1,500.00
Ref: #3907245
Habitans du Port du Roi Georges.
Paris: Tastu, 1833. Lithograph, 225 x 320 mm.; mounted. Fine original lithograph from the official account of the Dunont d'Urville expedition, depicting a group of West Australian Aborigines roasting lizards over a fire. Louis de Sainson, the topographical draughtsman travelling with the expedition, made many detailed studies of the local.....
Price (AUD):
$2,250.00
Ref: #2901048
Vue du port du Roi Georges (Nouvelle Hollande).
Paris: 1833. Lithographed view, coloured; 185 x 350mm, mounted. Beautifully coloured engraving of a view of the Port of King George, illustrating the voyage of Dumont D'urville. The Astrolabe made several points of call along the Australian coastline, particularly in New South Wales and north-western Australia, as well as New.....
Price (AUD):
$1,500.00
Ref: #2807703