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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

Terms

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'.