Engraving, Naufrage des deux chaloupes, au Port des Francais, Pl. 25 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse

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TitleEngraving, Naufrage des deux chaloupes, au Port des Francais, Pl. 25 of Atlas du voyage de LapérouseDate1988About this objectThis item belongs to a group of 70 copperplate engravings printed and hand coloured in 1988 – to mark the bicentenary of La Pérouse’s visit of Botany Bay – using the original 1797 plates. The set of prints were gifted to the La Perouse Museum in 2003 by Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France on behalf of the Terra Australis Committee, France. This engraving depicts the tragic moment at Port des Francais, now known as Lituya Bay in Alaska. While charting this body of water, two of the ship’s boats were overturned by the breaking waves near the inlet’s entrance. All 21 members aboard the two boats were lost, their bodies never found. The image captures the horrifying moment of people struggling in distress as the boats are sinking. The scene takes place against a background of snow-capped mountains and glaciers, giving viewers a sense of the majestic yet dangerous landscape that contributed to the incident.

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.2003.1-25Inscriptions & marksNaufrage des deux chaloupes, au Port des Francais / Dessiné par N. Ozanne / Gravé par Dequevauviller / V.21Place madeFranceSourceLa Perouse MuseumProvenance 1797 – first edition of the Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse published by the Imprimerie de la Republique;
1988 – printed and hand coloured by the Musée de la Marine, Paris from the 1797 copperplates;
24 March 2003 – gifted to the La Perouse Museum on behalf of Terra Australis Committee with the support of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company.Credit lineGift of Mr Michel Rocard on behalf of Terra Australis Committee France with the support of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, 2003Acquisition date24 March 2003Organisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivals

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Engraving, Naufrage des deux chaloupes, au Port des Francais, Pl. 25 of Atlas du voyage de Lapérouse