Touanne, Edmund Bigot de la
1837

Bougainville elevation views Port Jackson Rio de Janiero Da Nang Hainan Macao

Coastal elevation views of Australasian ports

DESCRIPTION: Sheet of coastal elevation views after drawings by Edmund Bigot de la Touanne (1796-1863) and engraved by Ambroise Tardieu (1) for "Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la Fregate la Thetis et de la corvette l 'Esperance." That journal documents the circumnavigation of Bougainville (2) during 1824 through 1826 aboard the Thetis and Esperance.

Plate 54. 1837.

The coasts depicted include the Philippine Island of Luzon; Guangzhou (Canton) China; Macao, China; Hainan, China; Da Nang, Vietnam; Lombok, Indonesia; Surabaya, Indonesia; Sydney, Australia; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Descriptions of the views are translated here from the original text in French:
  • Vue d'une partie de la cote Nord-Ouest de I'lle Lucon (Philippines) prise le 20 Decembre 1824
  • Vues de Piedra Branca a l'atterage du Golfe de Canton (Chine) prises le 24 December 1824
  • Vue du passage de Lantao a l'entree du Golfe de Canton (Chine) prises le 24 December 1824
  • Vue de la Ville de Macao (Chine) prises en Janvier 1825
  • Vue d'une partie de la cote est de I'lle d'Hainan (Chine) prises le 10 Janvier 1825
  • Vue de l'Entree de la Baie de Tourane (Cochinchine) prise le a Janvier 1825
  • Vue du Mouillage de Tourane (Cochinchine) prise en Fevrier 1825
  • Vue de I'lle Lombock (Archipel de al Sonde) prise le 10 Mai 1825
  • Vue de la Rade de Sourabaya a l'est de Java (Archipel de la Sonde) prise en Avril 1825
  • Vu de la Ville de Sidney au Port Jackson (Nouvelle Galles Meridionale) prise en Aout 1825
  • Vue de l'EntrĂ©e de la Baie de Rio Janeiro(Bresil) prise le Avril 1828.
1825 view of Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia by Touanne.

Detail from view of Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia.

(1) "Grave par Ambroise Tardieu d'apres les dessins de M.E.B. de la Touanne, Lieutanant de Vaisseau"

(2) Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe-Potentien, baron de Bougainville was a French naval officer and the son of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, the famous French explorer who circumnavigated the globe.

Like his father, Hyacinthe de Bougainville also undertook long voyages, one of the most notable being his global circumnavigation between 1824 and 1826, commanding the ships Thetis and Esperance. This voyage aimed to showcase French naval power and to establish diplomatic relations and trade agreements with various nations. They notably visited Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Guam, Manila, Singapore, Pondicherry, Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Ascension Island.

CREATOR: Touanne, Edmund Bigot de la

PUBLICATION DATE: 1837

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Asia

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Good.  Faded stains and spots. Small weak spot repaired from verso.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Ambroise Tardieu

SIZE:  " x "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 11111

PRICE: $800

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