LEBRETON, L. - AFFAIRES D'ORIENT Départ des Grenadiers de la Garde Anglaise, à bord du Steamer transatlantique l'Orenoco. . .

Name: LEBRETON, L. - AFFAIRES D'ORIENT Départ des Grenadiers de la Garde Anglaise, à bord du Steamer transatlantique l'Orenoco. . .
Brand: LEBRETON, L.
Price: 250.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

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Published: Paris, Lemercier, c.1860

Size: 195 x 276mm.

Color: In original colours.

Condition: Lithography on tinted grounds finished by hand. Some light marginal discolouration. Good condition.

Description

Beautiful lithography of the departure of the British steamboat "l'Orenoco" from Southampton in May 1854, with soldiers leaving for the Crimean War.
After a design Louis by Le Breton.

Louis LeBreton was a surgeon in the French Navy from 1836-1848. During that period he made several very long expeditions including Dumont d'Urville's second circumnavigation (1837-1840) aboard the Astrolabe.

250€