TitleEngraving, Plan du port de St François, Pl. 33 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 depicts the San Francisco Bay area in California, with a list of 21 location names.
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.98.1-5Inscriptions & marksPlan du port de St François, situe sur la côte de la Californie Septentrionale. La Pointe des Rois par 37°59’ de latitude Nord et 124°54’ de longitude occidentalePlace 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, Plan du port de St François, Pl. 33 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse (1797). Randwick City Council, accessed 31/05/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/13849
