Peron & Freycinet - 5 Engravings of Australian People and Tools (Van Diemen's Land)

Peron & Freycinet - 5 Engravings of Australian People and Tools (Van Diemen's Land)
This fine engraving is from Francis Peron's Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes Execute par ordre de S. M. l'Empereur et Roi, sur les Corvettes le Geographe, le Naturaliste, et la Goelette la Casuarina, pendant les annee 1800, 1802, 1803 et 1804. The work was published in Paris by L'Imprimerie Imperiale between 1807 and 1816. The engraving was completed by Pillement and Dupare.

This engraving was completed after the expedition of Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet & Nicholas Baudin. It was one of the most important early explorations of Australia. The expedition was sent out by the French government in 1800 with orders to complete the survey of the Australian coast. Commanded by Nicolas Baudin, the expedition left France in 1800 and sailed via Mauritius to the Australian coast in the region of Cape Leeuwin, arriving in May 1801. Peron sailed as naturalist on the expedition and Freycinet as cartographer. The vessels, Geographe and Naturaliste, sailed north from Cape Leeuwin, surveying the coast and making observations on the natural history and inhabitants, until they crossed to Timor. After three months the two ships set out for Tasmania, continued making detailed surveys, and went on to Sydney. The group then undertook a complete survey of the southern coast and an examination of the northern coast before returning to Mauritius. It was a celebrated voyage which brought back to France the most important collection of natural history specimens in the history of the French Museum. The ...Historique Atlas contains a group of beautiful color plates, mostly of natural history specimens, many of which depict what the French saw during their important visit to Tasmania.


Paper Size: ~ 8 1/4" by 11 1/4"

The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
~ 8 1/4" by 11 1/4"