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

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)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2010
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

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