Duché de Vancy

Also known as Duché de Vancy
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Duché de Vancy was the appointed draughtsman on the fateful expedition commanded by Jean-François de La Pérouse. Sailing on 'La Boussoleon', they reached Botany Bay in January 1788 and were shipwrecked on their return in the Santa Cruz Islands.
Name
Duché de Vancy
Also known as Duché de Vancy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
Death date
1788
Death place
Vanikoro Island, Solomon Islands
Death note
Shipwrecked
Active Period
  • c.1788
Arrival
  • 24 January 1788 (sailed in 'La Boussole' commanded by Jean-François de La Pérouse)
Residence
  • 24 January 1788 - 10 March 1788 Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870