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".
Inscribed: "TERRES LOUIS-PHILIPPE (Parages Antarctiques)"; and (above picture) "VOYAGE AU POLE SUD ET DANS L'OCEANIE, ATLAS PICTORESQUE, Pl. 28bis".
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Object Details
ID: | PAH0881 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
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 |