Port Essington, cote nord de l'Australie [Port Essington, north coast of Australia]

Title

Port Essington, cote nord de l'Australie [Port Essington, north coast of Australia]

Date made

c.1842

Place made

Paris, Île-de-France, France View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Titled printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'PORT ESSINGTON/ (Côte N. de l'Australié). Signed printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Imp. Lemercier, Benard et Ce. [e in superscript]. Signed lower left below image in black ink, 'Dessiné par L. LeBreton. Lith. par Emile Lassalle.'. Inscribed printed upper left above image in black ink, 'VOYAGE AU POLE SUD ET DANS L'OCEANIE'. Inscribed printed upper right above image in black ink, 'ATLAS PITTORESQUE, Pl. 118'.

Subject categories

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia | Collection: The Wordsworth collection of Western Australian colonial art, acquired 2010.

Legacy id

204653

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

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