Prints

Artist / Author / Cartographer:

Lauvergne, Barthelemy

Title:

Manila - Pont de Manille

Date:

1830

Medium:

aquatint

Size:

22 x 31.8 cms.

Description:

A view in Manila in 1830 showing a stone bridge crossing the Pasig River towards Intramuros.

 

Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) circumnavigated the world on the corvette La Favorite from 1829-1832. The ship visited the Philippines from September to November 1830. Barthelemy Lauvergne (1805 - 1871) was draughtsman aboard La Favorite.

References:

The Philippines in the 19th Century Rudolf J.H.Lietz Voyage Around the World on the corvette La Favorite, 1830, 1831, 1832 under the command of Captain Laplace. Jane Foreman - Antiques of the Orient 1991

Item Code:

P2954

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