TitleLithograph, "Monument Eleve a la memoire de La Perouse"Datec 1826About this objectThis lithograph depicts the La Perouse Monument. It was created from drawings by Edmond Bigot de La Touanne), a French naval officer and topographical artist active in the 1820s. La Touanne served as a lieutenant on the Thétis expedition to the South Seas (1824–1826) under Hyacinthe de Bougainville. In the absence of an official artist, he documented the voyage through his sketches, providing the only visual record of the expedition, including views of Sydney and the Nepean River.Object No.88.110CreatorLa Touanne, Edmond Bigot deInscriptions & marks"Monument Eleve a la memoire de La Perouse"
"par M de Bougainville en 1825"
"Botany Bay Novelle Galles meridionale"SourceLa Perouse MuseumAcquisition date1988On displayYesTypeMuseum objectsOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivals
La Touanne, Edmond Bigot de, Lithograph, "Monument Eleve a la memoire de La Perouse" (c 1826). Randwick City Council, accessed 20/01/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12346
