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Vue du port des Français, sur la côte du N. O. de l'Amérique: Voyage de La Pérouse, autour du monde, approximately 1821-1840

Overview of the Collection

Engraver
Garreau, Louis
Title
Vue du port des Français, sur la côte du N. O. de l'Amérique: Voyage de La Pérouse, autour du monde
Dates
approximately 1821-1840 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 5289
Summary
Lithograph depicting a scene from the Northwest coast of America on the voyages of Jean François de Galaup, Count of La Pérouse.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
French
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Content Description

Lithograph depicting three people and the frame of a canoe on a beach; beyond them is a body of water where a canoe and a sailboat are passing in front of mountains in the distance. Below the image is the text, in French: "Vue du Port des Français, Sur La Côte Du N. O. De L'Amérique / Voyage de La Pérouse, autour du monde" (view of French port on the Northwest Coast of America, voyage of La Pérouse, around the world), referring to the travels of Jean François de Galaup, Count of La Pérouse. Based on printer information at the bottom of the lithograph, it was likely printed sometime between 1821 and 1840.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Vue du Port des Français, sur la Côte du N. O. de l'Amerique, Mss 5289, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Ohio Historical Society, care of Kenneth W. Duckett, June 1961 (Lib. Acc. 9447).