Timor, Vue de la Rade, de la Ville et du Fort de Coupang (Kupang) [Timor, view of the harbour, of the town and of the fort of Kupang]

Title

Timor, Vue de la Rade, de la Ville et du Fort de Coupang (Kupang) [Timor, view of the harbour, of the town and of the fort of Kupang]

Source

Peron, Francois and Freycinet, Louis. 'Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres AustralesÂ… Atlas par Mm. Lesueur et Petit'. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale [undated but 1807]

Page or Plate number

plate 39

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1807

Place made

Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

16.98 x 46.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick wove paper

Support size

41.2 x 55.0 cm (sheet)

State

proof state, before letters

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Two expedition ships, The Geographe (Baudin) and The Naturaliste (Hamelin) at Kupang, Timor.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

107384

Accession number

78.105.62

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 17, 1977/78 (1978-03-14)

Credit line

Purchased 1978

Subject category

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Lesueur, Charles-Alexandre. | (1778–1846) French | Male | print after

Pillement, Jean-Baptiste. | (1728–1808) French | Male | engraver