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Plate no. 10 of: Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe.
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Summary
Engraving depicts King George Sound, Western Australia. It was drawn by Sainson, the artist on board the French exploration ship "Astrolabe", led by Captain Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville.