Description
First edition of this superb lithograph of present day, Sydney Conservatorium. As with so many French voyages before him, Captain Jules Dumont D’Urville stopped at Sydney and his officers and crew spent time sightseeing.
Rare first issue identified by the name J.Tastu, Editeur lower left and the embossed stamp at lower sheet edge, ‘Voyage de L’Astrolabe J.Dumont D’Urville Commandant. J.T.’
From Dumont D’Urville, ‘Voyage de la Corvette Astrolabe Execute par Ordre du Roi pendant les annees 1826-1827-1828-1829, sours le Commandement’.
References:
Brosse, J. Great Voyages of Exploration. The Golden Age of Discovery in the Pacific. Sydney 1983 : pp. 152-154
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 1341
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 201
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 760392
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand: Registration Number: RB001201, RB000276
State Library New South Wales: Call Number: RB/ RF990A/ 41
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k53565814
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Folio A 2014 27
New York Public Library: b13624459
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k53565814
State Library Victoria: RARELT 508.3 D89V
