Man Admiralty Island Papua New Guinea 1797 La Perouse Large Antique View

Large antique copper engraved of view of a man in Admiralty islands in Papua New Guinea. Size of the view with margins : 48,5 x 31 cm / 18,8 x 12,2 inches. Very good condition, well engraved. Paris, "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse", 1797, 18th Century. Plate N°3, engraved by Copia, drawn by Piron.

In 1785, the King of France commissioned La Perouse to head an expedition to explore the Pacific Ocean, to investigate whaling and fur prospects, and to establish French claims in this area. La Pérouse had admired the explorer James Cook, and wanted to continue his work.

His crew of 114 included sailors, scientists, a physicist, three draftsmen, three naturalists, clergymen, and a mathematician. They left France in August, 1785. Next La Pérouse landed at Botany Bay (Port Jackson), Australia, before heading for the Solomon Islands. He wrote that he expected to be back in France by June 1789, however neither he, nor any of his men, were seen again. No survivors were ever found.

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