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Palais du gouverneur à Pondichéry The Governor's Palace at Pondicherry

1835 · 63975 — <p>aquatint RARE view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830 1831 1832 pl. 14 sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris engraved by Sigismond Himely and under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur. "La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests. Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the L'Astrolabe 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on La Favorite 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on La Bonite 1836-1837. Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints. Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative. Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383. Condition: with minor foxing on margins not affecting plate with blind stamp at the bottom of plate.</p> Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.