Engraving, Costumes des habitans de la Baie de Castries, Pl. 54 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse

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TitleEngraving, Costumes des habitans de la Baie de Castries, Pl. 54 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 depicts the interior of a local household in Baie de Castries, where people engaged in various domestic activities. Baie de Castries is now known as De-Kastri, a rural area in Khabarovsk Krai region in Russia, located on the western coast of the Sea of Japan.

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.88.27-9bCreatorDuche de Vancy|Dennel|L. AubertInscriptions & marksdessine par Duche de Vancy; grave par Dennel; 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 arrivals

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