Engraving, Plan de la Baie d'Estaing, Pl. 51 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse

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TitleEngraving, Plan de la Baie d'Estaing, Pl. 51 of Atlas du voyage de LapérouseDate1797About this objectThis map is 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 Bay of Estaing, located on the west coast of what is now the island of Sakhalin, Russia.

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.98.1-30Inscriptions & marksPlan de la Baie d'Estaing. Situee a la cote de l'ouest de Tchoka par 48°59'38" de latitude nord, et par 14°00'42" de longitude orientale, prise du mouillage de l'Astrolabe. Cette Baie fut decouverte le 20 juillet 1787 par les Fregates Francaises la Boussole et l'Astrolabe commandees par MM. de La Perouse et de Langle / L. Aubert scripsit.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

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Engraving, Plan de la Baie d'Estaing, Pl. 51 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse