Engraving, Plan de l’entrée du port de Bucarelli, Pl. 26 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse

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TitleEngraving, Plan de l’entrée du port de Bucarelli, Pl. 26 of Atlas du voyage de LapérouseDate1797About this objectThis map 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 is a detailed chart of Bucareli Bay on the northwest coast of America, now part of the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the inscription on the map, the area was discovered by the Spanish Navy in 1775 and explored further in 1779.

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.98.1-19Inscriptions & marksPlan de l’entrée du Port de Bucarelli sur la cote du nord-ouest de l'Amerique, par 55°15’ de Latitude Nord et 136°15’ de Longitude a l'ouest de Paris. Decouverte en 1775, sur la Goelette Espagnole la Sonora, par D. Juan Fco. de la Quadra et D. Franco. Anto. Maurelle; et reconnue plus amplement dans l'Expedition de 1779, par les memes officiers et autres de la Marine d'Espagne / Gravé par Bouclet / Ecrit par HeraultPlace 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

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Engraving, Plan de l’entrée du port de Bucarelli, Pl. 26 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse