This gorgeous and dramatic lithograph was drawn by Barthelemy Lauvergne, one of several painters who accompanied Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant on his 21-month circumnavigation of the globe (the Bonite expedition of 1836-37). It shows a crowded longboat rocked by the waves off the Kona coast. In the background, a village of Hawaiians scramble to help Vaillant's men. The expedition stopped in Hawaii for a couple weeks and attempted to end the expulsion of Catholic missionaries from the islands. Issued in Vaillant's Voyage Autour du Monde Execute Pendant les Annes 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette la Bonite Commandee … Album Historique. The Hawaiian lithographs from this collection are among the most vital records of this era of the island group's history. Printed by Rose-Joseph Lemercier, edited by Anthus Bertrand, and published by Ackermann & Co. in London.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet. There is a light dampstain and two tape stains, all confined to the blank margins.