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BOUGAINVILLE, Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe Potentin, Baron De (1781-1846). Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Esprance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1837.

Auction 14.06.2005
14.06.2005
Schätzpreis
8.000 $ - 12.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
15.600 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 17

BOUGAINVILLE, Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe Potentin, Baron De (1781-1846). Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Esprance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1837.

Auction 14.06.2005
14.06.2005
Schätzpreis
8.000 $ - 12.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
15.600 $
Beschreibung:

BOUGAINVILLE, Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe Potentin, Baron De (1781-1846). Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Esprance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1837. 3 volumes (2 vols. text and atlas of plates), 4 o (297 x 225 mm) and 2 o (520 x 342 mm). Text: Wood-engraved title vignettes and tailpieces (some staining and dampstaining). Atlas: 56 plates, maps and plans, comprising 34 lithograph views and portraits after V. Adam, Sabatier and others from sketches by E.B. de la Touanne, printed by Bernard & Frey, 12 hand-colored engraved natural history plates after P. Bessa and J.-G. Pretre by Coutant, H. Legrand, Oudet, Dumenil and Massard, double-page hand-colored aquatint of various native vessels, folding engraved map, 2 double-page coastal profiles and 6 double-page engraved maps and charts, by A. Tardieu after E.B. de la Touanne. (Some browning and spotting.) Contemporary red half morocco gilt, flat spines (some dampstaining to text volumes, rubbing to edges and corners). FIRST EDITION. The official record of Bougainville's voyage around the world, the text from the library of "Black Ben" Forbes, the U.S. vice-consul in Canton from 1849 to 1851, sea-captain, China merchant, ship-owner and writer. The main intention of the voyage was political: to extend French influence in Indochina. However, Bougainville also touched at Pondicherry, Manila, Macao, Surabaya, Sydney, Port Jackson, Valpariso and Rio de Janeiro. Bougainville, son of the explorer Louis de Bougainville, had served as an 18-year-old ensign on the Baudin voyage, and after distinguished service in the Napoleonic wars, he was given command of the frigate La Thetis and the corvette L'Ésprance. He spent several months in and around Sydney, where most of the ornithological material gathered by the voyage had been collected here, and resulted in three drawings by Bessa of four species of birds, including "superb illustrations" (Wood) of the male and female Gang-gang, or red-crested parrot. From here both ships crossed to Valpariso where La Touanne commenced his overland journey to rejoin the expedition at Rio. The account of this journey takes up much of the second volume, together with R.-P. Lesson's account of the natural history. Borba de Moraes p.115; Ferguson 2236; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.79; Hill p.31; Nissen ZBI 483; Sabin 6875; Whittell p.68; Wood p.251; Zimmer 83.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 17
Auktion:
Datum:
14.06.2005
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

BOUGAINVILLE, Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe Potentin, Baron De (1781-1846). Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Esprance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1837. 3 volumes (2 vols. text and atlas of plates), 4 o (297 x 225 mm) and 2 o (520 x 342 mm). Text: Wood-engraved title vignettes and tailpieces (some staining and dampstaining). Atlas: 56 plates, maps and plans, comprising 34 lithograph views and portraits after V. Adam, Sabatier and others from sketches by E.B. de la Touanne, printed by Bernard & Frey, 12 hand-colored engraved natural history plates after P. Bessa and J.-G. Pretre by Coutant, H. Legrand, Oudet, Dumenil and Massard, double-page hand-colored aquatint of various native vessels, folding engraved map, 2 double-page coastal profiles and 6 double-page engraved maps and charts, by A. Tardieu after E.B. de la Touanne. (Some browning and spotting.) Contemporary red half morocco gilt, flat spines (some dampstaining to text volumes, rubbing to edges and corners). FIRST EDITION. The official record of Bougainville's voyage around the world, the text from the library of "Black Ben" Forbes, the U.S. vice-consul in Canton from 1849 to 1851, sea-captain, China merchant, ship-owner and writer. The main intention of the voyage was political: to extend French influence in Indochina. However, Bougainville also touched at Pondicherry, Manila, Macao, Surabaya, Sydney, Port Jackson, Valpariso and Rio de Janeiro. Bougainville, son of the explorer Louis de Bougainville, had served as an 18-year-old ensign on the Baudin voyage, and after distinguished service in the Napoleonic wars, he was given command of the frigate La Thetis and the corvette L'Ésprance. He spent several months in and around Sydney, where most of the ornithological material gathered by the voyage had been collected here, and resulted in three drawings by Bessa of four species of birds, including "superb illustrations" (Wood) of the male and female Gang-gang, or red-crested parrot. From here both ships crossed to Valpariso where La Touanne commenced his overland journey to rejoin the expedition at Rio. The account of this journey takes up much of the second volume, together with R.-P. Lesson's account of the natural history. Borba de Moraes p.115; Ferguson 2236; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.79; Hill p.31; Nissen ZBI 483; Sabin 6875; Whittell p.68; Wood p.251; Zimmer 83.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 17
Auktion:
Datum:
14.06.2005
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
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