Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie. Atlas Pittoresque. Pl.22. Les corvettes se halant dans les glaces de la banquise 6 Fevrier 1838 (Parages Antarctiques). (shows Astrolabe and Zelee)

The corvettes 'Astrolabe' and 'Zelee' are shown on the icy waters of the Antarctic, being hauled through the ice. Some of the crew members of the vessel depicted in the foreground are on the shore.

Inscribed: "LES COURVETTES SE HALANT DANS LES GLACES DE LA BANQUISE 6 FEVRIER 1838 (Parages Antarctiques)" and above "VOYAGE AU POLE SUD ET DANS L'OCEANIE. ATLAS PITTORESQUE, Pl 22".

Object Details

ID: PAH0879
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gide; Goupil, Ernest Bernard Lemercier & Co Sabatier Mayer, Auguste Etienne Francois
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Astrolabe (1811); Zelee ca.1838 [French navy]
Date made: 6 Feb 1838; ca.1838
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 355 x 525 mm; Mount: 481 mm x 632 mm