Rare lithograph from the official account by Abel du Petit-Thouars, Voyage Autour du Monde sur La Venus 1836-1839.
The Venus had arrived at Callao on 13/5/37 and after a one month stay during which Dortet de Tessan was sent to chart the shoal Hormigas off the north point of San Lorenzo Island. Meanwhile Dupetit-Thouars went to Lima on official visits. From Calao the Venus sailed west on 14/6/37 to check on the existence of the island of St Paul, shown on some old charts which Dupetit-Thouars decided did not exist.
P. Blanchard (1793 - 1864)
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