India Prints, the Year 1835
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India - Set of twelve very well drawn lithographs,
INDIA rare complete set
published in the year 1835 in France.
With blind stamp of publisher.
Set of 12 rare prints of India mostly of territories held
Publication Paris, 1835
by the French during the early 19th century. While most of India was under British control, the French had significant settlements on the Coromandel Coast (Pondicherry, Karikal, and Yanaon) as well as the Malabar Coast (Mahé.) The corvette La Favorite made stops in the French possessions as part of its world tour in 1830-1832. From 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830, 1831,
Condition Good, some staining. Dimensions 290 by 385 mm. (Platemark) Rarity A complete set of 12 is hardly seen on the market. A unique find for those interested in colonial India.
1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace.’, published in Paris by Imprimerie Royal under the direction of Louise Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand as editor.
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Price Upon request ( set of 12 )
Entrée d’une pagode à Pondichery Print of a pagoda entrance in Pondicherry. These tall, ornately carved gates mimic the heights of Mount Meru, the sacred mountain in Hinduism. In front, a crowd can be seen to the right while sacred cows
rest to the left.
Palais du Gouverneur à Pondichery Pri n t of the G ov e r n o r ’s P a l a ce in Pondicherry. One of the major French settlements on the Coromandel Coast, governance was done through the palace depicted here in Pondicherry. The image
shows a parade leaving the grounds.
Cours d’une pagode (Pondichery) Print of a Pagoda scene in Pondicherry. Indian temples were much admired for their stone architecture and detailed carvings. The men seen here are likely
priests preparing for a ceremony.
These historic engravings are from Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace's Voyage around the world by the seas of India and China of the corvette of Her Majesty La Favorite executed during the 1830s, 1831 and 1832 under the command of Mr. Laplace, Commander. The work was published under the direction of M. de Sainson in Paris by Arthus Bertrand in 1835. The work included beautiful views of Reunion Island and Mauritius, Singapore, Manila, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro. The work has been described as "perhaps the finest series of plates to any of the picturesque voyages" (Sabin 38985) and "...sumptuous.... They are some of the most beautiful plates of the kind in existence..." (Borba de Moraes p. 458) Captain Laplace began his around the world voyage from Toulon on December 30, 1829 aboard the corvette La Favorite.
He was
commissioned to circumnavigate the globe by the French government.
He passed through Gibralter, Goree, Cape of Good
Hope, Mauritius, Saint-Louis de la Reunion, Indies, Singapore, Manila, Canton, Indonesia, Sydney, New Zealand, Vaplparaiso Cape Horn, and Rio de Janeiro before returning to Toulon on April 21, 1832. "In December 1829, Laplace was commissioned to take an expedition to India, the East Indies and South East Asia, and then, if he chose to do so, proceed through the South Pacific. His instructions were to provide protection for French merchant vessels and obtain at each port-of-call information which might be of value to French trade." (Hill) "From the scientific viewpoint, Laplace’s voyage was one of the most successful. The maps made from surveys in the Pacific and the collections which were assembled became famous during that
period." (Borba de Moraes)
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