Polar Regions, Travel among the Ice - Original Lemaitre Engraving
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Original engraving of the mid 19th century: a party of explorers hauls a boat over the ice among great blocks, in the circumpolar regions. Drawn by Gaucherel and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre, with the bilingual caption Manière de voyager à travers les blocs de glace / Modo de viajar por entre las peñas de Hielo.
Original engraving of the mid 19th century: a party of explorers hauls a boat over the ice among great blocks, in the circumpolar regions. Drawn by Gaucherel and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre, with the bilingual caption Manière de voyager à travers les blocs de glace / Modo de viajar por entre las peñas de Hielo.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist: Gaucherel.
Engraver: Lemaitre (direxit).
Date: About 1840-1850.
Source: Panorama Universal, the Spanish version of Firmin Didot's L'Univers pittoresque, Barcelona; print no. 19.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 in (20 x 13.5 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper. Paper somewhat browned, with light rust specks in the margins; the image clean.
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Original engraving of the mid 19th century: a party of explorers hauls a boat over the ice among great blocks, in the circumpolar regions. Drawn by Gaucherel and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre, with the bilingual caption Manière de voyager à travers les blocs de glace / Modo de viajar por entre las peñas de Hielo.