Engraving, Pirogue des Orotchys; Pirogue des Bitchys, Pl. 62 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse

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TitleEngraving, Pirogue des Orotchys; Pirogue des Bitchys, Pl. 62 of Atlas du voyage de LapérouseDate1980sAbout this objectThis print is one among 30 copperplate engravings from Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse, restruck in 1980s from the original 1797 plates and gifted to La Perouse Museum by Musée de la Marine in 1988. It consists of two views of pirogues – a type of long, narrow rowing boat, observed in the Castries Bay, now De-Kastri in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Orotchys and Bitchys are likely to refer to the local people from Castries Bay region. Having discovered the bay in 1787, Lapérouse named it after Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries, who was the Minister of Navy to King Louis XVI, a key figure in commissioning Lapérouse’s expedition.

The original copperplates of the 1797 atlas accompanying the journal of La Pérouse’s expedition during 1785 and 1788 are now held in the collection of the Musée de la Marine, Paris. They were etched in 1796-1797 based on sketches sent back to France during the expedition.Object No.88.27-6aCreatorBlondela|Le Pagelet|L. AubertInscriptions & marksdessine par Blondela; grave par Le Pagelet; L. Aubert scripsit.Place madeParisMaterialPaperSourceLa Perouse MuseumProvenance 1980s – restruck by Musée de la Marine
1988 – donated to La Perouse Museum Credit lineGift of Musée de la Marine, Paris, 1988Acquisition date1988On displayNoTypeMuseum objectsOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivalsRelated objects2003.1-62

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Engraving, Pirogue des Orotchys; Pirogue des Bitchys, Pl. 62 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse