Chollet, active 1835-36

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1843 - 1836

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Chollet, active 1835-36

Reference: A-318-052

Description: Shows the trunk and lower branches of a tree beside the water (at left). Several men are stretching a rope around part of the base. Plate 195 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist, and Cholet as the engraver. Other Titles - Iles Tonga - Arbre Colossal Other Titles - Tonga - Huge tree Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 195 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 216 x 141 mm.

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1777 - 1843 - 1836

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Chollet, active 1835-36

Reference: A-318-042

Description: Shows a cleared area in which stands a large high table on nine legs. In the foreground, inserted in the ground at crooked angles, are long wooden tablets, toothed at the tops. Plate 157 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist, and Chollet as the engraver. The scene has similar elements to those in John Webber's 1777 work, "A human sacrifice at Otaheite", which took place on 1 September 1777. According to Beaglehole, the place of action, which Cook identified as "the great Morai at Attahouroo" is Utuaimahurau. Other Titles - Taiti - Autel a Atahourou Other Titles - Tahiti - Altar at Attahouroo / Utuaimahurau Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 157 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1822 - 1843 - 1836

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Elliot, Robert James, 1790-1849; Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842

Reference: A-318-044

Description: Shows two figures seated in the right foreground, amongst trees, surrounding a clearing, with the fenced enclosure of the tomb in the background. Within the fence are two huts. The trees in the enclosure are identified in Domeny de Rienzi (French edition, volume 2, page 306) as baringtonias and casuarinas. Probably based on the 1822 drawing by Robert James Elliot (at A-282-034). Plate 159 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist, and Chollet as the engraver. Other Titles - Taiti - Tombeau de Pomare II. Tahiti - Tomb of Pomare II Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 159 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1777 - 1843 - 1836

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Hodges, William, 1744-1797; Chollet, active 1835-36

Reference: A-318-051

Description: Shows a view based roughly on Byrne's drawing from Hodges' original. Shows two figures in the right foreground sitting in front of a cleared space, behind which is a raised cemetery of buildings with thatched roofs. To the left is a house with several women sitting inside it. There is a large tree in the left foreground. Plate 193 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist, and Cholet [sic] as the engraver. Byrne's engraving from a lost picture by Hodges, is given the title "Afia-too-ca, a burying place in the Isle of Amsterdam" by Joppien and Smith in "The art of Captain Cook's voyages", volume 2, page 192. Other Titles - Iles Tonga - Cimitiere Other Titles - Tonga - Cemetery / Burial ground Other Titles - Afia-too-ca, a burying place in the Isle of Amsterdam Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 193 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.

Date: 1835 - 1838 - 1836 - 1843

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Chollet, active 1835-36

Reference: A-318-004

Description: Shows the port of Anier at the west end of Java, with a sailing ship (masts down) at the right foreground, and a rowboat to the left. In the background are buildings on the shoreline, in front of a high headland, and background hills. Plate 39 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist, and Chollet the engraver of this plate. Other Titles - Malaysia - View of Anier Other Titles - Malaisie - Vue d'Anyer Other Titles - Malaisien - Ansicht von Anyer Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 39 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm.

Date: 1835 - 1838 - 1836 - 1843

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Chollet, active 1835-36; Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842

Reference: A-318-003

Description: Shows a stone temple, graduated in height from a tall centre, either roofless or with its roof overgrown, and with a monolithic stone at its zenith. Figures in native costume sit at the right foreground, and two figures stand at the base of the steps leading into the temple. The background shows the encroaching jungle and palm trees. Likely to be one of the temples on the Prambanan Plain east of Yogyakarta, Java. Plate 37 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist, and Chollet the engraver of this plate. Dumont d'Urville's "Voyage pittoresque autour du monde" (1834-35) reproduces an earlier form of this image, with the temple with only the central portion present. Other Titles - Malaisie Temple de Brambanon / Brambanan Other Titles - Malaisien Tempel zu Brambano Other Titles - Malaysia Temple at Brambano Other Titles - Prambanan Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 37 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.

Date: 1815 - 1835 - 1838 - 1818 - 1836 - 1843

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Choris, Louis Andrevitch, 1795-1828

Reference: A-318-018

Description: Shows two roofed shelters without walls, and on the other side of them, a raised roofed structure, perhaps a storehouse. In the right foreground is a group of women and one man kneeling. One of the women has a tall drum between her legs, and some of the women are gesturing as if in dance. In the left background, is a view of the sea and a sailboat. Plate 109 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist. Chollet engraved the French version, but the engraver for the Italian version is not given (it may also have been Chollet). Plate XIX in L Choris' "Voyage pittoresque autour du monde 1815-18" (1822), where it is attributed to Choris. Other Titles - Archipel des Carolines - Vue de l'ile Radak Other Titles - View in Radak [?] Island in the Caroline Archipelago Other Titles - Vue dans les iles Radak Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 109 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1810 - 1843 - 1836 - 1830

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842

Reference: A-318-045

Description: Shows several workers, concentrating on one in the centre foreground, dressed only in a loin-cloth, using a pole to cultivate among plants in a sugar plantation. A little further off to the left, two workers work among the canes. In the middle distance at right, one worker of a group of three shoulders a bundle of canes. There are two European-style dwellings behind. These may be the buildings of the sugarworks of Mr Bicknell, noted in the French text (vol. 2, page 307) as having established a sugarworks on Ta-One point. Plate 160 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist, and Chollet as the engraver. Other Titles - Ile Taiti - Indigenes cultivant le canne a sucre Other Titles - Tahiti - Natives cultivating sugar cane Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 160 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm.