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1833 Tardieu Chart of the Anambas Islands Regency, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia
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Title
Carte de l'Archipel des Anambas (Mer de Chine) Reconnu en Mars et Avril 1831, Par le Capitaine de Frégate LAPLACe, commandant la Corvette de S.M. la Favorite, Levée et Dresée par Mr. E. Pâris, Enseigne de Vau. Campagne autor du Monde, en 1830, 1831 et 1832.
1833 (dated) 37 x 25.5 in (93.98 x 64.77 cm) 1 : 190000
1833 (dated) 37 x 25.5 in (93.98 x 64.77 cm) 1 : 190000
Description
An example of Ambroise Tardieu's 1833 nautical chart or map of the Anambas Islands in the Riau Islands of Indonesia, surveyed in 1831 during the circumnavigation voyage of Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace.
A Closer Look
Coverage includes the Anambas Islands Regency in the Riau Archipelago of the East Indies or Indonesia. Major islands mapped on the chart include Pulau Jemaja, Pulau Telaga, Pulau Siantan, Pulau Bajau, Pulau Mubur, and Pulau Matak. (The chart is notable for using indigenous Indonesian/Malay nomenclature rather than assigning European names to features). The route of Laplace's ship La Favorite is traced with dates noted. Soundings, shoals, rocks, hazards, anchorages, and other features are noted throughout. This map is related to the chart 'Carte d'une Partie des Anambas,' surveyed in 1825 during the earlier expedition of Bougainville, which appears here as an inset at the top-left.Laplace Circumnavigation
The French circumnavigation led by Captain Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace, commanding the corvette La Favorite, from 1830 to 1832 was a significant scientific and diplomatic expedition. Having been set back by losses in the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815), France was anxious to stake a claim in the Pacific Ocean as the British, especially, and other European powers sent voyages to claim and solidify their control over territories and islands there, or at least secure trading rights. Following the expeditions of Hyacinthe de Bougainville (1824 - 1826) and Jules Dumont d'Urville (1826 - 1829), Laplace set out in 1830 to buttress French influence in Indochina and explore possibilities in the Pacific, including by retracing portions of the routes of his predecessors. One of the main objectives of Laplace's voyage was to conduct hydrographic surveys in the vicinity of the Anambas Islands, seen here, complementing Bougainville's earlier work.The Anambas Islands
The Anambas Islands (officially the Anambas Islands Regency) is a small archipelago in Indonesia. The archipelago is situated in the North Natuna Sea, east of Malaysia and west of Borneo. Today, it is administratively a regency of the Riau Islands Province and is home to just over 47,000 people, according to the 2020 Census.Publication History and Census
This chart is based on the surveys of E. Pâris, an ensign on Laplace's crew, undertaken in 1831. It was engraved by Ambroise Tardieu with the lettering engraved by Jacques-Marie Hacq. It was published in 1833 in the 'Atlas hydrographique' that accompanied Laplace's Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine. We note one cataloged example of the separate map, part of the collections at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.CartographerS
Ambroise Tardieu (March 2, 1788 - January 17, 1841) was a prominent French cartographer and engraver operating in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was member of the large and prolific Tardieu family, which, for over 200 years, produced multiple skilled and active engravers. Tardieu's work is known for its beauty and accuracy as well as for its depth of detail. Tardieu's most important work is his version of John Arrowsmith's large format map of the United States, published in 1806. Ambroise Tardieu is eclipsed in fame by his son, artist and medical scholar, August Ambroise Tardieu. Ambroise Tardieu is also frequently confused with Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu, another unrelated French map and print engraver active in the early 19th century. More by this mapmaker...
Jacques-Marie Hacq (September 22, 1785 – 18??) was a French letter and line engraver, and historian, active in Paris during the middle part of the 19th century. Hacq was born in Paris and trained under J. P. Besançon, who he succeeded at the Dépôt de la Guerre in 1830. He engraved for the Dépôt de la Guerre as early as 1830 and for the Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine from, at least, 1840 to 1852. In addition to his work for the French Government, he also completed maps and engravings for Lesage, Lapie, Dufour, Duperrez, Gouvion St. Cyr, and Dumont d'Urville. His historical works include a history of the Napoleonic Wars and a history of Paris under the reign of Louis XIII. During most of his career in Paris he lived at 58 Rue de la Harpe. Learn More...
Source
Laplace, C., Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine. Atlas Hydrogrpahique, (Paris: Imprimerie Royale) 1833 - 1835.
Condition
Very good. Light wear along original centerfold. Slight offsetting in bottom margin.
References
OCLC 165609074.