Ile Madison, Geurrier
Datec 1835
Object number00031489
NameEngraving
MediumColoured engraving on paper
DimensionsOverall: 243 x 162 mm, 0.006 kg
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
HistoryThis plate, No. 27, 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'. The plate describes the account of the islands by American naval officer Captain David Porter (1783 - 1843) who arrived off Nuku Hiva, on 25 October 1813, renamed it Madison's Island after President James Madison, and established a naval base there to harass British shipping in the War of 1812.
