Les Corvettes L'Astrolabe et La Zelee, aux ordres du Ct Dumont D'Urville, dans le coup de vent du 25 Janvier 1840. Parages du cercle Polaire Antarctique

The litograph depicts the corvettes 'Astrolabe' and 'Zelee' during a storm in the Antarctic Circle on 25 January 1840, under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Some penguins are shown in the foreground, on the right hand side of the composition.

Inscribed: "LES CORVETTES L'ASTROLABE ET LA ZELEE, AUX ORDRES DU CT DUMONT D'URVILLE DANS LE COUP DE VENT DU 25 JANVIER 1840. Parages du cercle Polaire Antarctique.

Object Details

ID: PAH9237
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gambart & Co; Breton, Louis Le Wild Bry, Auguste
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Astrolabe (1811); Zelee ca.1838 [French navy]
Date made: 1838; ca.1838 25 Jan 1840
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 502 x 705 mm; Mount: 584 mm x 760 mm