Paris

1883 · 63186 — <p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.