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New Victoria [Port Essington] [B 8963] • Artwork

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Summary

An engraving from the 'Atlas Picturesque', plate 120' from a drawing by Louis LeBreton, lithographed by Sabatier, and printed by Lemercier of Paris. The drawing shows a number of buildings and people. Some buildings are on stilts and some are thatched. A large flag is flying from the main building. The European people are armed with sticks while the Tiwi people stand in groups watching. A pandanus tree is in the foreground. Port Essington was a settlement on the Cobourg Penninsula, Northern Territory, settled by British Soldiers in 1838. The engraving bears the inscription 'Voyage au Pole Sud et Dans L'Oceanie' and it seems likely the originally drawing was done on the return voyage of the French ship 'Astrolobe'.

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Physical description

Engraving (lithograph); 17 cm x 24.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1840

Artist

LeBreton, Louis

Collection

Part of Port Essington Collection

Subject

Port Essington (N.T.)

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,161 x 2,062 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.55 MB

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