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] | Date: 1807 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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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]

Date made

1807

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

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)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject category

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French

Subject description

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

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

107384

Creators

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

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

Impressions

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] | Date: 1807 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 78.105.62

State

proof state, before letters

Impression

undesignated impression

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