Description
Early engraving of the crew of the Astrolabe which under the command of Dumont D’Urville sailed into Jervis Bay on November 1826. The scene shown is of the crew sharing their catch with the local Aborigines. The engraving is based on the original lithographed view first issued in the published accounts of Dumont D’Urvilles, Voyage de la corvette l’Astrolabe. Atlas historique…., published Paris 1833.
From Domeny de Rienzi M. G. L, Océanie ou Cinquième Partie du Monde. – Revue Géographique et Ethnographique de la Malaisie, de la Micronésie, de la Polynésie et de la Mélanésie. Paris.
Collections:
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k307862
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1386388
State Library New South Wales: DSM/980/115A7
State Library Victoria: RARELTB 919 D71O
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k307862
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1386388
State Library New South Wales: DSM/980/115A7
State Library Victoria: RARELTB 919 D71O
