Lot n° 708
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ARMAND. Léon. [Views of Tahiti]. - Lot 708
ARMAND. Léon. [Views of Tahiti].
The Government - The Bay of Aonoa (Tahiti).
(ca 1861). 10.8 x 16 (the Government) and 16 x 21.4 cm (the Bay), pencil and white gouache highlights on paper, signature
on paper, signature lower left (for Le Gouvernement), title in pencil under each view, in modern frame.
each view, in modern frames.
Rare and precious testimonies to the history of Tahiti in the mid-19th century.
A naval clerk, Léon Armand took part in a "friendship tour" in 1861 on the initiative of the
Gaultier de La Richerie, Governor of Tahiti.
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