Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries
Colouring: Uncoloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: 28/09/2024
Date Acquired: 9/6/2004
Dealers ID No.: (STK 1460.01)
Description: Simon Dewez regarded this map as an 1808 proof presentation copy from Louis Freycinet's private collection. The map is more commonly known for its inclusion Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes, the official account of Nicolas Baudins expedition to the southern lands. Specifically, the map appeared in Historique. Atlas. Part II, published in Paris in 1811 as part of this multi-volume work. nThe map reflects the extensive surveys and explorations conducted by Baudins expedition between 1800 and 1803. The voyage set sail from France in October 1800, with Baudin commanding Le Géographe, accompanied by a second ship, Le Naturaliste, under the command of Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin. The expedition reached the western coast of Australia, now known as Geographe Bay, in May 1801, where they began their exploration of the western coastline before heading north to Timor.nAfter departing from Timor in November 1801, the expedition continued south along the western coast of Australia, eventually reaching Van Diemens Land (present-day Tasmania). They arrived at what is now Bruny Island in January 1802 and reached Maria Island a month later. In March 1802, Le Géographe separated from Le Naturaliste and sailed northwest towards Wilsons Promontory (Victoria) to begin charting the previously unexplored southern coast of Australia, between Wilsons Promontory and the Nuyts Archipelago. During this journey, Baudins ship encountered the English navigator Matthew Flinders at Encounter Bay, South Australia, who was also surveying the coast.nLe Géographe then sailed to Sydney, where it rendezvoused with Le Naturaliste. In November 1802, Le Naturaliste departed for France, carrying all the specimens collected during the expedition. Meanwhile, Baudin acquired a new ship from Governor King, named Casuarina, which joined Le Géographe as the expedition continued. The voyage included stops at King Island, Kangaroo Island, King George Sound, and Shark Bay, before heading north to Timor and ultimately returning to France.nBaudin passed away in 1803 during the return journey, leaving the task of documenting the expedition to naturalist François Péron. In 1807, Péron published the first volume of the expeditions account, Voyage de découvertes aux Terres Australes, accompanied by an atlas of illustrations. After Péron's death in 1810, Freycinet took over the project, publishing a second atlas of maps in 1811. This atlas included this general map of Australia and a chart of the southern coastline, referred to as Terre Napoléon ( #169). Freycinets narrative of the expedition was not released until 1816, completing the four-volume publication series that documented the Baudin expedition.nIn the bottom left corner of Freycinets map, the French Imperial Eagle is depicted holding a title banner, with a scene below illustrating three ships and native wildlife, by the artist Charles Lesueur.
Engraver: Tardieu, Pierre Francois (1757-1822)
Image Size (cm): 29×46.5
Mapmaker: Freycinet, Louis Claude (1779-1841)
Notes: Silk
Price: A85,000 plus gst
Primary Category: Australia
Purchase Reference: Inv. 2274
Rarity: Only copy
References: Tooley
Sheet size (cm): 34.5×51.5
Technique: Printing on silk
This state: 1808, Presentation copy
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