ARTIST: Jean Francois Galoup La Perouse
PUBLISHER: Published by G. G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster Row, London.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1798
EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 x 19 5/8" (381 x 498 mm).
DESCRIPTION: French Frigate Shoal and Necker Island is one of the Hawaiian Island chain and is located 480 miles northwest of Honolulu. The inset in the upper right is "Plan and views of Necker Island." La Perouse was selected by King Louis XVI to complete Captain James Cook's exploration of the western Pacific. Jean-Francois de Galaup & Comte de La Perouse commanded a French scientific expedition which set sail from France in 1785. The Boussole & Astrolabe with all aboard was shipwrecked in 1788 but the narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. La Perouse explored the coasts of the Gulf of Alaska and northwestern North America in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. After leaving America his expedition continued across the Pacific to Asia. This plate is from the English edition that was published by G. G. & J. Robinson in 1798.
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CONDITION: Good condition save for some scattered foxing. Black & white.
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