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.
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Name
Duché de Vancy
Also known as Duché de Vancy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • draughtsman
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

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