Site dans la riviere de Passig. [sic]. [View of the Pasig River]

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Author: Francois-Edmond Paris / Sigismond Himely [engraver] / Louis Auguste de Sainson / Cyrille-Pierre Theodore Laplace

Publisher: Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.

Year: 1835

Size: 22.7 x 31.6 cm

Reference: Sabin 38985, Bosch 405, Borba de Moraes 458, Hill Coll. 175, Ferguson 1669, Cordier BS 2110, Nissen ZBI 2383
SKU: 63997 Category: Tags: , ,

Description

aquatint. RARE.

A wonderful and artistically well executed view from ‘Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l’Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830, 1831, 1832, pl. 36; published by Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris, sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris, engraved by Sigismond Himely, under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand, editeur.

“La Favorite” was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic, scientific and artistic means, intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests.
Barthelemy Lauvergne (1805-1871) was a French painter, maritime, and landscape artist active in the mid 19th Century. He accompanied the French naval officer
Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d’Urville (1790-1842) onboard the L’Astrolabe (1826-1829), Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) on La Favorite (1830-1832), and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant (1793-1858) on La Bonite (1836-1837).
Sigismond Himely (1801-1872) was a mid 19th Century. Swiss painter, viewmaker, acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints.
Louis Auguste de Sainson (1800-1877) was a French artist, lithographer, and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829, and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative.

Condition

cleaned.

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