Primary Artist

Louis Le Breton (1818–1866)

Title

Pirogue des naturels de Balahou [Drua of the natives of Balahou, Fiji]

Date made

1846

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Text printed from matrix

Titled centre below image 'PIROGUE DES NATURELS DE BALAHOU/(Iles Viti)'. Inscribed centre below image 'Gide editeur'. Inscribed lower left below image 'Dessine par L. LeBreton. Lithe par Da La Plante.'. Titled upper left 'VOYAGE AU POLE SUD ET DANS L'OCEANIE'. Inscribed upper right 'ATLAS PITTORESQUE, PL.96.' Inscribed lower right, below image 'Lith. de Thierry freres, Paris'.

Matrix size

23.9 x 33.3 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French

Legacy id

133066

Creators

Le Breton, Louis. | (1818–1866) French | Male | artist