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Dauphin de la Nouvelle-Zelande, plate 28 Voyage de L'ASTROLABE
Dauphin de la Nouvelle-Zelande, plate 28 Voyage de L'ASTROLABE

Dauphin de la Nouvelle-Zelande, plate 28 Voyage de L'ASTROLABE

Maker (Swiss, 1768 - 1849)
Editor (French, 1787 - 1849)
Date1830 - 1834
Object number00019681
NamePrint
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsSheet: 460 × 290 mm
Image: 405 × 285 mm
Mount / Matt size (B Fini Mount): 560 × 407 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPlate 28 from the account of the voyage of the ASTROLABE by Dumont d'Urville, 'Voyage de l'Astrolabe - Zoologie Mammiferes. - Pl 28' appears above the image. The dolphins, from New Zealand and Cape of Good Hope, are identified below the image: 'Dauphin de la Nouvelle-Zelande, femelle [female] (Nouv.-Zelande) / Dauphin obscur varie. (Cape de Bonne Esperance). Artist 'J.G. Pretre pinx', engraver 'Perrot Sc', publication details 'J. Tastu ed.' 'Dumentil imp'.SignificanceThis lithograph provides a visual record of one of the great French exploratory ventures of the nineteenth century (and, incidentally, one of the last). It is very important as a source in both the history of European world exploration and, more specifically, of the European relationship with Australia and its inhabitants.