Antique print titled 'Vue d'Anger (Détroit de la Sonde)'. View of the city of Anyer, a coastal town in Banten, formerly West Java, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829' by Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville.
Artists and Engravers: Published by J. Tastu. Dumont was a French explorer and naval officer. For thirty-eight months he explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. Several seaweeds, plants, and shrubs are named after him, as well as D'Urville Island.
Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Minor wear/foxing and creasing. Blindstamp below title. Blank verso. Please study image carefully. Date: 1833 Overall size: 52.5 x 35 cm. Image size: 30.5 x 22 cm.
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