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Sillago Ponctue Sillago de Bass Ambasse de Dussumier Aogon orbiculaire Apogon a nageoires roses. Stipple engraving of fish from the South Pacific
183521011Paris: Remond 1835. Very good overall. Exquisite stipple engraving of fish discovered on Dumont D'Urville's "Voyage de l'Astrolabe -- Zoologie". The French voyages in this period benefited from the French expansive world view that saw artists & scientists accompanying the sailors on French voyages of exploration recording scientific detail and assembling natural history collections. Jules Dumont D'Urville visited Australia twice 1826-29 & 1837-40. His account of the second voyage was published in 1842 text volumes; 1846 atlas and 1853 natural history plates. <br /> <br /> Folio Image 16 x 10.5 in with large margins. Plate 1 from the "Poissons" section. Clean copy. Tide mark in margin not near printed surface. Remond unknown
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €
