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Laperouse Collection

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Japanese sailboat

Japanese sailboat. Illustration by Jean Louis Prevost from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Massacre of de Langle, Lamanon, etc. by natives of Vanuatu

Massacre of de Langle, Lamanon, etc. by natives of Vanuatu
Massacre of French officers de Langle, Lamanon and 10 sailors by natives of the New Hebrides (Vanuatu). Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Background imageLaperouse Collection: View of the Koryak village of St Peter

View of the Koryak village of St Peter and St. Paul (Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky), Kamtschatka. Volcano erupting in the background. Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines, circa 1800

Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines, circa 1800
Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines. Man and woman in striped bandana and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Costumes of a man and woman of the Tlingit nation, Alaska

Costumes of a man and woman of the Tlingit nation, Alaska
Costumes of a man and woman of the Tlingit nation, Port des Francais (Lituya Bay), Northwest coast of America (Alaska). The man wears a fur robe and hat and holds a mirror

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Moai on Easter Island

Moai on Easter Island
Monuments on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Artist Gaspard Duche de Vancy sketching a Moai while a native steals his hat. From Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Costumes of the common native people of Concepcion, Chile

Costumes of the common native people of Concepcion, Chile. The man in a poncho and hat, the woman in shawl and skirt with petticoats

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile

Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile, in full skirts with petticoats, plaited hair and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Background imageLaperouse Collection: Orange-footed scrubfowl and Micronesian scrubfowl

Orange-footed scrubfowl and Micronesian scrubfowl
Orange-footed scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt, and Micronesian scrubfowl, Megapodius laperouse (endangered).Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon


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