TitleEngraving, Carte particulière de la côte du Nord-Ouest de l’Amérique, Pl. 31 of Atlas du voyage de LapérouseDate1797About this objectThis print is one among 37 copperplate engravings from the first edition of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse, published by the Imprimerie de la Republique in 1797. It presents a detailed map of the northwest coast of America, as surveyed by La Pérouse’s frigates in 1786. Marked as the third sheet (3e. feuille), it joins Pl. 17 (1e. feuille) and Pl. 29 (2e. feuille) of the atlas to form a larger map of the northwest coast of America.
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.98.1-4Inscriptions & marksCarte particulière de la côte du Nord-Ouest de l’Amérique reconnue par les Frégates Française la Boussole et l'Astrolabe en 1786. 3e Feuille / Bouclet sculp. / Hérault scrip.Place madeFranceSourceLa Perouse MuseumProvenance 1797 – printed as the first edition of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse, published by the Imprimerie de la Republique;
1974 – found by Mrs Edith Avramoussi in an attic in a house in Paris;
1978 – brought to Australia by Avramoussi;
1998 – donated to the La Perouse Museum by Avramoussi.Credit lineGift of Edith Avramoussi, 1998Acquisition date1998Organisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivals
Engraving, Carte particulière de la côte du Nord-Ouest de l’Amérique, Pl. 31 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse (1797). Randwick City Council, accessed 16/07/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/13848
