Paris, E. Flammarion, 1891. 1 vol. in-12, demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné avec titre doré, tête dorée, couv. ill. cons. Reliure de A. Lambert, légères épidermures. (4) ff., 368 pp., (2) ff. Nbr. illustrations gravées sur bois dans le texte d'après Bayard, Bielu, Falero, Gambard, Myrbach et Riou.
Reference : 9915
2nde édition de cette poétique fiction autour de l'astronomie et de sa muse. Vicaire II, 702 (pour l'é.o. de 1889).
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1822 Paris, Béthune & Plon for Leblanc, (1822). atlas vol. in folio. Sans page de titre ni reliure,broche,mouillures en marge,carte abimée,25 lithographies en noir,dans l’etat
The splendid atlas volume to Jacques Arago’s published account of his voyage to Australia and the Pacific with the Freycinet expedition of 1817-1820.Published in 1822, Arago’s illustrated narrative preceded the official account by two years; and went on to become one of the best-selling voyage books of the nineteenth-century. ‘The text volumes are scarce and the atlas rare’. [Davidson]Arago (1790-1855) was the official artist on Freycinet’s voyage, and is known for the witty and caustic account he later wrote as much as for his fine sketches. Arago was the third of four brothers who excelled in diverse professions, the most notable being his eldest brother François, the scientist and politician. Arago’s undoubted artistic ability attracted the attention of the naval authorities who chose him for the demanding role of draughtsman for the Freycinet expedition. By all accounts a charming, gregarious and eccentric man, these attributes stood him in good stead during the voyage, and are reflected in the sketches he made.The atlas volume is remarkable for its suite of 25 expertly lithographed plates. They include two Australian Aboriginal studies, a landscape in the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney Town, Hawaiian scenes and portraits, native rituals of the Pacific and archaic ruins encountered in the Marianas. les dessins de Jacques Arago, écrivain et dessinateur de l'expédition, reproduits en lithographie dans l'Atlas historique et pittoresque édité en 1822 ,Promenade autour du monde pendant les annees 1817 1818 1819 et 1820 sur les corvettes du roi l'Uranie With a lithographed map of the world and 25 lithographed plates in the atlas, 2 concerning Rio de Janeiro, 5 the Sandwich Islands and 3 Australia. Borba de Moraes I, 44; Sabin 1867; Ferguson 850; Hill, p. 9; Forbes, Hawaiian Nat. Bibliogr. 537-8. Remise de 20% pour toutes commandes égales ou supérieures à 200 €
"HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER, CUVIER, DESFONTAINES, DE ROSSEL, BIOT, THENARD, GAY-LUSSAC, ARAGO.
Reference : 44122
(1821)
(Paris, Crochard, 1821). No wrappers. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", tome 16, Cahier 4. Pp. 337-445. (The entire issue offered). Rapport: pp. 389-427.
First printing of the official raport on captain Freycinet's voyage. He sailed from Toulon on 17 September 1817 in L'Uranie with his wife Rose who secreted herself aboard, and who wrote a separate account of the voyage. After refreshing at the Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius he landed at Shark Bay on 12 September 1818 where he set up an observatory, thoroughly surveyed the inlets and the coastal districts and removed the plate left by Willem de Vlamingh, which he had found and re-erected in 1801. He then sailed north to Timor. His accounts and description of the landscape and life and customs of that and other islands in the East Indies captivated the attention of people in Europe much more than his Australian reports, and a widespread interest developed in the expedition. Leaving Timor on 27 November he sailed via the Moluccas, the Carolines, the Marianas, and the Sandwich Islands and reached Port Jackson on 19 November 1819, the scientists on board adding constantly to their store of information on hydrography, botany, cartography and anthropology. After spending Christmas ashore, they sailed on 26 December and, falling in with the westerlies, set a course for Cape Horn.On 13 February 1820 L'Uranie was wrecked on the Falkland Islands" the scientific records and notes were saved before the vessel foundered, but 2500 of the 4175 plant specimens were lost. Freycinet returned to France in November 1820 and died on 18 August 1842.
"HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER, CUVIER, DESFONTAINES, DE ROSSEL, BIOT, THENARD, GAY-LUSSAC, ARAGO.
Reference : 59787
(1821)
(Paris, Crochard, 1821). No wrappers, as extracted. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", tome 16, Cahier 4. Pp. 389-427.
First printing of the official raport on captain Freycinet's voyage. He sailed from Toulon on 17 September 1817 in L'Uranie with his wife Rose who secreted herself aboard, and who wrote a separate account of the voyage. After refreshing at the Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius he landed at Shark Bay on 12 September 1818 where he set up an observatory, thoroughly surveyed the inlets and the coastal districts and removed the plate left by Willem de Vlamingh, which he had found and re-erected in 1801. He then sailed north to Timor. His accounts and description of the landscape and life and customs of that and other islands in the East Indies captivated the attention of people in Europe much more than his Australian reports, and a widespread interest developed in the expedition. Leaving Timor on 27 November he sailed via the Moluccas, the Carolines, the Marianas, and the Sandwich Islands and reached Port Jackson on 19 November 1819, the scientists on board adding constantly to their store of information on hydrography, botany, cartography and anthropology. After spending Christmas ashore, they sailed on 26 December and, falling in with the westerlies, set a course for Cape Horn.On 13 February 1820 L'Uranie was wrecked on the Falkland Islands" the scientific records and notes were saved before the vessel foundered, but 2500 of the 4175 plant specimens were lost. Freycinet returned to France in November 1820 and died on 18 August 1842.
Authentique gravure extraite du Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle par Charles d'Orbigny (Paris, 1849). Uranie Encadré Très bon Paris Dictionnaire Universel d’Histoire Naturelle 1849 26 x 18
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