Description
Finely engraved, large scale chart of Tonga from one the great French voyages of exploration and scientific discovery under the Restoration and the July Monarchy under the command of Dumont D’Urville in the Astrolabe.
D’Urville charted over 120 islands during his visit to Tonga and Fiji during April and May 1827. The map records the tracks of the Astrolabe 1827 , Cook in 1777 and d’Entrecasteaux in 1793.
From D’Urville’s, Voyage de la Corvette L’Astrolabe, Paris.
References:
Brosse, J. Great Voyages of Exploration. The Golden Age of Discovery in the Pacific. Sydney 1983 : pp. 152-154.
Kerr, J. The Dictionary of Australian Artists Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870 Melbourne 1992 : p. 69.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 1341.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 504.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 201.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 760392
State Library Victoria: RARELT 508.3 D89V
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identify: ark:/12148/bpt6k53565814
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VvW2oNBp0d
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Folio A 2014 27
