Iles Celebes
Author
Albert Étienne de Montémont
(French, 1788 - 1861)
ArtistAttributed
L Massard
Datec 1835
Object number00031492
NameEngraving
MediumColoured engraving on paper
DimensionsOverall: 235 x 155 mm, 0.006 kg
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionTurbaned warrior from Celebes wearing a patterned loin cloth, armed with a feathered spear and long shield.HistoryThis plate is from 'Bibliothèque universelle des voyages, effectués par mer ou par terre dans les diverses parties du monde, depuis les premières découvertes jusqu'a nos jours' by Albert Étienne de Montémont, published by Armand-Aubrée, Paris 1833. Volumes 1 - 21 are subtitled 'Voyages Autour de Monde'. This plate illustrates Dumont d'Urville's visit to Celebes in 1828 in the ASTROLABE.
SignificanceOne of eleven costume studies of South Seas' and East Indies' islanders illustrating De Freycinet's circumnavigation account 'Voyage autour du monde'.
