Engraving, Vue de St. Pierre et St. Paul au Kamtschatka, Pl. 56 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse

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TitleEngraving, Vue de St. Pierre et St. Paul au Kamtschatka, Pl. 56 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 view of the harbour of Petropavlovsk in Kamtschatka, the Russian peninsula located between Japan and the Bering Strait. In this portrait of local life, the two French ships can be seen in the distant background. Petropavlovsk literally translates into ‘city of Peter and Paul’, named after Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the two ships of Captain Vitus Bering, who established the settlement here in 1740s.

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.88.27-17aCreatorBlondela|Masquelier|L. AubertInscriptions & marksdessine par Blondela; grave par Masquelier; 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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Engraving, Vue de St. Pierre et St. Paul au Kamtschatka, Pl. 56 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse