Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Good
Confirmed: Yes
Date Acquired: 9/12/2003
Dealers ID No.: (STK 1432.01)
Description: This map of the South Australian coastline was prepared by Louis de Freycinet during the French expedition led by Nicolas Baudin (18001803). It was first published in 1811 as Plate 2 in Voyage de découvertes aux Terres Australes: Historique, Atlas (Paris: Langlois), and republished the following year as Plate 10 in the Partie Navigation et Géographie, Atlas. A third version appeared in 1824 in the Atlas Historique accompanying the revised edition of the Baudin voyage.nThe map reflects Frances colonial ambitions, as indicated by its title and extensive use of French toponyms. The southern coast was named Terre Napoléon in accordance with a Napoleonic directive to assert territorial claims. By the time of the 1824 edition, however, many of these French names had been anglicised, reflecting Britains increasing geopolitical dominance in Australia.nA finely engraved decorative cartouche in the upper right depicts Mercury holding a garland and bannersymbols of prosperity and discovery. Below are kangaroos and elephant seals drawn from field sketches by Charles Lesueur, with two shipspresumably Le Géographe and Le Naturalisteshown sailing offshore. The banner is inscribed Orbis Australis dulces exuviae ("Australias sweet spoils"), encapsulating the French view of the continents promise and resources.
Engraver: Tardieu, Pierre Francois (1757-1822)
First published: Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes. Historique. Atlas. Paris: Langlois, 1811
Image Size (cm): 75.4×49,x
Mapmaker: Freycinet, Louis Claude (1779-1841)
Price: A19,000 plus gst
Primary Category: Australia
Purchase Reference: Inv. 1994
Rarity: R2 Very rare – one or two copies appear on the market
Sheet size (cm): 83×56.5
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1812, Second (plate No.10)
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