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A French expedition

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A French expedition

This is a hand-coloured lithograph by the artist Louis de Sainson, who accompanied the French expedition to Tasman Bay by Captain Dumont d’Urville on the Astrolabe in 1827.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: B-052-001-a

by Louis Auguste de Sainson

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Hilary Mitchell and John Mitchell, Te Tau Ihu tribes – Coming of the Pākehā, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/550/a-french-expedition (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Hilary Mitchell and John Mitchell, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.