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A thermobarometer, or apparatus for measuring the temperature of the sea at great depths

François-Martin TESTARD (engraver), Charles-Alexandre LESUEUR (after)
A thermobarometer, or apparatus for measuring the temperature of the sea at great depths
(Thermobaromètre, oyu appareil pour mesurer la température de la mer à de grandes profondeurs)
 1824
plate 68 in the Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes (Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands) atlas. Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 1824, 2nd edition

Medium
engraving

Measurements
24.3 × 31.9 cm (plate) 27.9 × 37.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2010

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
printed in ink above image u.r.: 68 .
printed in ink below image l.l.-l.r.: C.A. Lesneur del. J.Milbert direx. Téstard sculp.
printed in ink below image l.c.: PHYSIQUE . / THERMOBATOMÈTRE ou Appariel pour mesurer la température de la mer à de grandes profondeurs . / (Pour l'explication des lettres voyez le Tome IV de la Relation, le chapître qui a pour titre: Mémoire sur la température de la mer, soit à sa surface, soit à de grandes profondeurs. )

Accession Number
2010.96.69

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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