ASTROLABE: Botanical, Fern, Pteris Scaberula, Flora de la Nouvelle Zelande, TASTU, J, Paris, 1826-1829 Hand Coloured Copperplate Engraving, NZ

Date: 1826 - 1829

Artist: Captain Jules Sebastian Cesar Dumont d'Urville 

Engraver: Tatsu J    

Paper Size: 525 x 345mm

Print Size: 405 x 265mm

Condition: Very good. 

Technique: Copperplate engraving

Price: $500

Description Elephant folio size on beautiful paper of the early 1800"s 

The Voyage of the Astrolabe 1837 - 1840

The voyage of the Astrolabe was, arguably, France’s last and greatest scientific voyage of discovery by sail. Under the skilful leadership of Captain Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville, the Astrolabe and the Zélée would discover and claim Adélie land in Antarctica, amass a vast collection of botanical and zoological specimens, and advise the French government against attempting to create a colony at Akaroa in New Zealand.

To read about Captain Jules Sebastian Cesar - Dumont d'Urville click here.

To read about The Voyage of the Astrolabe click here.