BOUGAINVILLE (Hyacinthe), baron de - Lot 468

BOUGAINVILLE (Hyacinthe), baron de Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Espérance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826, publié par ordre du Roi sous les auspices du département de la Marine. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1837. [With] Album Pittoresque de la Frégate La Thétis et de la Corvette L'Espérance. Collection de Dessins relatifs à leur Voyage autour du Monde en 1824, 1825 et 1826, sous les ordres de M. le baron de Bougainville, Capitaine de Vaisseau ; recueillis et publiés par M. le vicomte de Touanne, Lieutenant de Vaisseau à bord de la Frégate La Thétis. Paris, Bulla, 1828. 2 in-4 volumes of text. Spotting, one quire detached (in volume 1) - One atlas (from the journal) large in folio of 56 plates (some in color, including natural history), and double-page or folding maps. Scattered uniform foxing throughout the atlas. Two small scratches probably of provenances on the title page - Album pittoresque grand in folio, containing a title page, 44 pages of text and 35 plates after Adam, lithographed by Langlumé (note plates 5, 12, 19, 25, 29, 33 and 35 are culs-de-lampes, in accordance with the text of the album). FB cold stamp at bottom of plates. Spotting on the text, scattered in the margins of the plates. Contemporary shagreened basane, ornate smooth spines, red endpapers, headpieces stretched, jaws rubbed, small epidermal marks, rubbing to edges (text). ½ long-grain brown morocco, gilt title and fillets on smooth spine, title on red morocco piece on upper board (with rubbing), rubbing and minor blemishes, corners dulled (atlas journal). Contemporary ½ red morocco, ornate smooth spine, minor defects and rubbing, red morocco paper on boards, wide gilt framed garland, gilt title and ex-dono "Donné à E. du Bouzet par son ami le vicomte de La Touanne" gilt on upper board. Slight rubbing to edges, gilt edges (picturesque album). 1/ Text and atlas from the first edition of this round-the-world journal. Bougainville's round-the-world expedition from 1824 to 1826 had an essentially political and diplomatic aim, to show the King's flag in the seas and to develop feelings of esteem and friendship for France". La Thétis rounded the Cape of Good Hope before arriving at Bourbon Island, where she met up with the corvette l'Espérance from Rio de Janeiro. Bougainville then headed for Singapore via Pondicherry, the Strait of Malacca, Manila and Macao. The expedition then reached the western coast of Australia, arriving in Sydney. The two ships then crossed the Pacific to Valparaiso. After rounding Cape Horn, it was on to Rio de Janeiro, before returning to France and arriving in Brest on June 23, 1826. The considerable collection of natural history and ornithological specimens brought back by the expedition will be recognized as one of the most important ever seen in France. first edition of this extraordinary voyage. (Sabin, 6875). 2/ First edition of this picturesque album: views of Singapore, the Philippines, islands in the Pacific, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. Hyacinthe de Bougainville, son of the great 18th-century navigator, left France in 1824 at the helm of the ships Thétis and L'Espérance for a diplomatic mission to Reunion Island, Cochinchina, Pondicherry in the Indian Ocean, Manila and Macao (Sabin 6874). Edmond de la Touanne, Bougainville's friend, protégé and faithful companion, took part in the expedition as a lieutenant. Provenance: "Ex dono auctoris Ducamper" handwritten in black ink on title page. Probably donated by Paul Anne de Nourquer du Camper, who took part in the round-the-world expedition led by Hyacinthe de Bougainville, during which he commanded the corvette L'Espérance. A copy of the Album pittoresque given to one of his friends by Viscount Edmond de la Touanne, a friend, protégé and loyal companion of Bougainville, who took part in the expedition as a lieutenant.