Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie. Atlas Pittoresque. Pl.28 bis. Terres Louis-Philippe (Parages Antarctiques). (shows Astrolabe or Zelee)

'Astrolabe' is shown on the icy waters of Louis Phillipe Plateau, which occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, in Antarctica. Some native species are depicted in the foreground, such as penguins and seabirds.

Inscribed: "TERRES LOUIS-PHILIPPE (Parages Antarctiques)"; and (above picture) "VOYAGE AU POLE SUD ET DANS L'OCEANIE, ATLAS PICTORESQUE, Pl. 28bis".

Object Details

ID: PAH0881
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gide; Breton, Louis Le Sabatier Lemercier Mayer, Auguste Etienne Francois
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Astrolabe (1811); Zelee ca.1838 [French navy]
Date made: ca.1838; ca.1838
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 344 x 530 mm; Mount: 480 mm x 632 mm