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La Corvette L'Astrolabe en perdition sure les recifs. (Tonga-Tabou). [The Corvette Astrolabe in distress on the reef (Tongatapu)]

La Corvette L'Astrolabe en perdition sure les recifs. (Tonga-Tabou). [The Corvette Astrolabe in distress on the reef (Tongatapu)]
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La Corvette L'Astrolabe en perdition sure les recifs. (Tonga-Tabou). [The Corvette Astrolabe in distress on the reef (Tongatapu)]
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lithograph 325 x 495 mm - The Astrolabe's visit to Tonga was bookend by two near disasters. Upon arrival in the waters of the island of Tongatapu on 20 April 1827, the Astrolabe became in peril on the reef, and four days were spent trying to save the boat and ultimately shift it. All the while, Captain Dumont d'Urville aware that in the event o...

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Date created
1833
Creator
Louis Auguste de Sainson / Félix-Achille Saint-Aulaire
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https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/16061
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Voyage de la corvette l’Astrolabe...1826-1829 / Print

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