Postels, Aleksandr, 1801-1871

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; Postels, Aleksandr, 1801-1871

Reference: A-318-015

Description: Shows a man (front view at left), and a woman (back view at right), both dressed in loin cloths, to display tattoing on the trunk and limbs. Both wear earrings, and have their hair bound on top of their heads. Plate 102 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist. Milot engraved the French version, but the engraver for the Italian version is not given (it may also have been Milot). Plate 28 in Litke's "Voyage autour du monde 1826-29" (1835-36), where it is attributed to Postels, one of the artists on the voyage. Other Titles - Iles Carolines (Basses) -Indigenes des deux sexes Other Titles - Natives of both sexes in the Caroline Islands Other Titles - Habitans des Iles Carolines basses 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 - 102 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 - 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; Postels, Aleksandr, 1801-1871

Reference: A-318-014

Description: Shows a thatched hut, visible behind a group of four men, three of them sitting. Notable on two of those sitting, and on the standing man are the dotted tattoo patterns on legs and arms. The standing man holds gourds or coconuts. In the right foreground, chickens peck the ground for food. In the right background are two additional figures and a hut, and in the left background, a man in a European jacket walks by. There are palm trees behind the huts. Plate 98 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist.Monin engraved the French version, but the engraver for the Italian version is not given (it may also have been Monin). PLate 28 in F P Litke's "Voyage autour du monde 1826-29" (1835-36), where it is attributed to Postels. Other Titles - Iles Carolines (Polynesie) - Habitations Other Titles - Dwellings in the Caroline Islands Other Titles - Habitations. Iles Carolines basses 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 - 98 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm.

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1826 - 1843 - 1836 - 1829

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; Postels, Aleksandr, 1801-1871

Reference: A-318-017

Description: Shows two outrigger canoes with triangular sails. On a cross board on each, women dance, trailing feathers or fronds from their hands. Plate 105 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist. Colin engraved the French version, but the engraver for the Italian version is not given (it may also have been Colin). Plate 24 in F P Litke's "Voyage autour du monde 1826-29" (1835-36), where it is attributed to Postels. The engraving in Litke is superior, and the background detail fuller. Other Titles - Iles Carolines - Vue de l'ile Pouynipet et danse de femmes a bord des pirogues Other Titles - View of the island of Ponape [?] and dance of women on board the canoes Other Titles - Habitants de l'Ile Pouynipet, avec leurs canots 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 - 105 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm.