In the news: Voyage de decouvertes aux terres Australes
Charles Alexandre Lesueur's (1778-1846) illustrations of Australiana have recently been featured in the press.
Lesueur's illustrations of Jellyfish were highlighted in September's The National Library Magazine and were also displayed as part of the National Gallery of Victoria's Napoleon exhibition. (The exhibition publication is available at Fryer).
Lesueur was part of the French Government's 1800 scientific exploration of 'New Holland' led by Nicholas Baudin. Originally employed to illustrate the captain's log of his journey, Lesueur is now remembered for his detailed drawing of animals as well as early European representations of Australian landscapes and Indigenous cultures.
Fryer holds multiple
editions of the Voyage
de decouvertes aux terres Australes. Its publication was sponsored by
the emperor Napoleon in 1806 and illustrations by Lesuer and text by the
expedition's zoologist Péron.
Some of the Fryer staff's favourite illustrations from volume one include the
platypus, wombats, and cassowaries.
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