French Voyages
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the nineteenth-century French expeditions, with a deeper understanding of the real contributions they made to science and hydrography. To illuminate with knowledge was the avowed aim: knowledge in the widest sense, encompassing geographical, scientific, technical, anthropological, zoological, social, historical, philosophical.
The well-fitted vessels of these nineteenth-century French explorers were essentially floating research laboratories, attended by qualified and trained personnel. Advances in astronomy, mathematics and optics made it possible to chart positions with accuracy, whilst in the field of natural history, the latest scientific methods were employed. Skilled artists and draughtsmen accompanied these expeditions, producing some of the most beautiful early views of Australia and the Pacific.
Voyage pittoresque à l'Ile-de-France, au cap de Bonne-Espérance, et à l'île de Ténériffe…
Paris, 1812
Price (AUD):
$9,500.00
US$6,105.75 Other currencies
Ref: #4504933
Carte Générale de la Terre Napoléon.
Paris, 1808
Price (AUD):
$8,500.00
US$5,463.04 Other currencies
Ref: #3912509
Voyage de découvertes autour du monde…
Paris, 1832-33
Price (AUD):
$14,850.00
US$9,544.25 Other currencies
Ref: #4308556
Original letter signed, to Bory de Saint-Vincent…
Paris, 25 March 1830
Price (AUD):
$2,850.00
US$1,831.72 Other currencies
Ref: #3912550
Chart of two islands in the Fijian group…
Paris, after 1828
Price (AUD):
$480.00
US$308.50 Other currencies
Ref: #3912503
Discoveries of the French in 1768 & 1769, to the South-East of New Guinea…
London, 1791
Price (AUD):
$5,850.00
US$3,759.86 Other currencies
Ref: #3804540
Voyage autour du Monde…
Paris, 1809
Price (AUD):
$7,200.00
US$4,627.51 Other currencies
Ref: #4401784
Freycinet's corrected proof of plate 95 of his Atlas Historique…
Paris, for final publication in 1826
Price (AUD):
$12,500.00
US$8,033.88 Other currencies
Ref: #4504620
Original drawing "M le curé d'Agana en petit negligé".
Guam, 1819
Price (AUD):
$14,500.00
US$9,319.30 Other currencies
Ref: #4504053
Promenade Autour du Monde…
Paris, no date, but after 1822
Price (AUD):
$6,850.00
US$4,402.57 Other currencies
Ref: #4504062
Three important ALsS from the 1820s.
[Paris], 1822-1823
Price (AUD):
$3,250.00
US$2,088.81 Other currencies
Ref: #3904109
Choix de voyages dans les Quatre Parties du Monde…
Paris, 1823
Price (AUD):
$3,300.00
US$2,120.94 Other currencies
Ref: #2903176
Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle: Insectes.
Paris, 1789-1825
Price (AUD):
$8,850.00
US$5,687.99 Other currencies
Ref: #4103473