Antique Print of the Reception of Laplace by Himely (c.1830)

Description: Antique print titled 'Reception du Commandant de la Favorite par un Mandarin Cochinchinois'. Old print of the reception of Laplace, Commander of 'the Favorite'. Laplace was instructed to thoroughly explore the Indian Ocean and the route to the Indies via the Strait of Malacca, between Sumatra and Malaysia, into the China Sea. Originates from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'. 

Artists and Engravers: After a drawing by L. de Sainson.