DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel Aubert (1793-1864). Voyage autour du Monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839. Paris: Gide, 1840-1864.
DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel Aubert (1793-1864). Voyage autour du Monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839. Paris: Gide, 1840-1864.
A fine, complete set of the official account of this important voyage. 'This voyage, ostensibly to report on the whale fisheries in the Pacific, was political in nature. The presence of the frigate Vénus in ports around the world would be of value to French commerce and diplomacy. After rounding Cape Horn, the expedition made calls up the coast of South America, to Hawaii, Kamchatka, and to California in order to assist French traders who had been clamouring for support for some time. Dupetit-Thouars' account of his stay in California, in 1837, is one of the most important and complete records of the Mexican period. In 1838, the Vénus made a run for Easter Island, further investigated the coast of South America, then sailed for the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, and New Zealand. At Tahiti, the expedition forced Queen Pomaré to write to the King of France apologizing for mistreatment of French priests, to pay an indemnity, and to salute the French flag. He had also made a treaty with Kamehameha III of Hawaii. After visits to Sydney and Mauritius, the ship sailed home, arriving after a voyage of thirty months' (Hill). The set is complete, including the text volume to the Zoologie and the 34pp. Botanique pamphlet, published in 1855 and 1864 respectively. BM(NH) II, 606; Borba de Moraes I, 276; Ferguson 2970; Hill 518; Nissen ZBI 1211; Sabin 21354; Stafleu 1337.
A complete set of 15 volumes bound in 13, octavo and folio, uniformly bound in contemporary green half morocco, gilt spines, comprising the Relation, Zoologie, Botanique, Physique and Hydrographique thus:
Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate Vénus... Relation [...Atlas Pittoresque]. Paris: 1840-1845. 4 text vols, octavo (232 x 145mm), and atlas, folio (530 x 342mm). Text: half-titles, section half-titles and titles, 13 letterpress tables (occasional faint spotting and browning). Atlas: half-title, folding world map numbered 69-70 in plate listing and 68 plates after P. Blanchard, Ménard, J. Masselot and others, the majority hand-coloured (a few plates lightly spotted). Subjects include 17 hand-coloured costume/ethnographic plates, topographical views (some panoramic and spread over more than one of the plates), and depictions of incidents which took place during the voyage.
Zoologie. Paris: 1846-1855, bound with Botanique. Paris: 1846-1864. Text vol., 2 vols. in one, octavo (229 x 145mm), and atlas, 2 vols. in one, folio (527 x 342mm). Text: (a few faint spots). Atlas: Zoologie: Half-title, 79 engraved plates after J.C. Werner, Oudart and others, the majority hand-coloured (some plates spotted or browned). The subjects include 13 mammals, 10 birds, 3 reptiles, 10 fish, 27 shells, all but one hand-coloured, and 16 zoophytes; Botanique: Half-title. 28 engraved plates, with some stipple, after Borromée (3) or A.Riocreux (24), with 1 unsigned plate.
Physique [...Atlas Hydrographique]. Paris: 1842-1844. 5 text vols, octavo (233 x 145mm), and atlas, folio (668 x 490mm). Text: half-titles, section half-titles and titles, folding letterpress table, 3 folding engraved graphs, folding engraved map (a few minor spots). Atlas: engraved throughout, title, 19 engraved maps on 16 sheets, 6 of which double-page (head of spine just chipped).
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DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel Aubert (1793-1864). Voyage autour du Monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839. Paris: Gide, 1840-1864.
A fine, complete set of the official account of this important voyage. 'This voyage, ostensibly to report on the whale fisheries in the Pacific, was political in nature. The presence of the frigate Vénus in ports around the world would be of value to French commerce and diplomacy. After rounding Cape Horn, the expedition made calls up the coast of South America, to Hawaii, Kamchatka, and to California in order to assist French traders who had been clamouring for support for some time. Dupetit-Thouars' account of his stay in California, in 1837, is one of the most important and complete records of the Mexican period. In 1838, the Vénus made a run for Easter Island, further investigated the coast of South America, then sailed for the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, and New Zealand. At Tahiti, the expedition forced Queen Pomaré to write to the King of France apologizing for mistreatment of French priests, to pay an indemnity, and to salute the French flag. He had also made a treaty with Kamehameha III of Hawaii. After visits to Sydney and Mauritius, the ship sailed home, arriving after a voyage of thirty months' (Hill). The set is complete, including the text volume to the Zoologie and the 34pp. Botanique pamphlet, published in 1855 and 1864 respectively. BM(NH) II, 606; Borba de Moraes I, 276; Ferguson 2970; Hill 518; Nissen ZBI 1211; Sabin 21354; Stafleu 1337.
A complete set of 15 volumes bound in 13, octavo and folio, uniformly bound in contemporary green half morocco, gilt spines, comprising the Relation, Zoologie, Botanique, Physique and Hydrographique thus:
Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate Vénus... Relation [...Atlas Pittoresque]. Paris: 1840-1845. 4 text vols, octavo (232 x 145mm), and atlas, folio (530 x 342mm). Text: half-titles, section half-titles and titles, 13 letterpress tables (occasional faint spotting and browning). Atlas: half-title, folding world map numbered 69-70 in plate listing and 68 plates after P. Blanchard, Ménard, J. Masselot and others, the majority hand-coloured (a few plates lightly spotted). Subjects include 17 hand-coloured costume/ethnographic plates, topographical views (some panoramic and spread over more than one of the plates), and depictions of incidents which took place during the voyage.
Zoologie. Paris: 1846-1855, bound with Botanique. Paris: 1846-1864. Text vol., 2 vols. in one, octavo (229 x 145mm), and atlas, 2 vols. in one, folio (527 x 342mm). Text: (a few faint spots). Atlas: Zoologie: Half-title, 79 engraved plates after J.C. Werner, Oudart and others, the majority hand-coloured (some plates spotted or browned). The subjects include 13 mammals, 10 birds, 3 reptiles, 10 fish, 27 shells, all but one hand-coloured, and 16 zoophytes; Botanique: Half-title. 28 engraved plates, with some stipple, after Borromée (3) or A.Riocreux (24), with 1 unsigned plate.
Physique [...Atlas Hydrographique]. Paris: 1842-1844. 5 text vols, octavo (233 x 145mm), and atlas, folio (668 x 490mm). Text: half-titles, section half-titles and titles, folding letterpress table, 3 folding engraved graphs, folding engraved map (a few minor spots). Atlas: engraved throughout, title, 19 engraved maps on 16 sheets, 6 of which double-page (head of spine just chipped).
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