<p>The mysterious Great Southland, or Terra Australis, captured the European imagination for centuries before it became a documented fact. This book traces the history of pictorial imagery associated with the search for the "Fifth Continent"--paintings, handcolored maps, drawings, etchings, tapestries and artifacts--which are discussed in the context of the link between art and exploration. Beautifully illustrated with Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch and English images, this book is an exciting visual account of the construction of Terra Australis in the European imagination and as scientific fact.</p>

The Furthest Shore: Images of Terra Australis from the Middle Ages to Captain Cook

Arts & Photography

Eisler, William

History & Criticism

Cambridge University Press

Terra Australis: The Furthest Shore

SMITH, BERNARD

Natl Gallery of Australia

Catalogue raisonne, in two volumes, based on the collections of the Numismatic Section of the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève and the Cabinet des médailles de Lausanne.  This first volume in the set, Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733 , traces the career of Jean Dassier (1676-1763) and presents his famed series of illustrious men and women from France and England, as well as the decorative works exectuted by the Fabrique de Genève .   Also available is Volume II, Dassier and Sons: An Artistic Enterprise in Geneva, Switzerland and Europe, 1733-1759 , which presents an annotated catalogue of the remarkable historic medals made for Geneva, Berne and other partner cities in Europe, as well as the superb tokens depicting the history of the Roman Republic. Much of the book is also devoted to Jean Dassier's son, Jacques-Antoine (1715-1759) and his work in England and at the imperial Russian court.

The Dassiers of Geneva: Eighteenth-Century European Medallists Volume I: Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733

History

World

Musee Monetaire Cantonal

Catalogue raisonne, in two volumes, based on the collections of the Numismatic Section of the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève and the Cabinet des médailles de Lausanne.  The first volume, Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733 , traces the career of Jean Dassier (1676-1763) and presents his famed series of illustrious men and women from France and England, as well as the decorative works exectuted by the Fabrique de Genève .   This second volume in the set, Dassier and Sons: An Artistic Enterprise in Geneva, Switzerland and Europe, 1733-1759 , presents an annotated catalogue of the remarkable historic medals made for Geneva, Berne and other partner cities in Europe, as well as the superb tokens depicting the history of the Roman Republic. Much of the book is also devoted to Jean Dassier's son, Jacques-Antoine (1715-1759) and his work in England and at the imperial Russian court.

The Dassiers of Geneva, 18th-Century European Medallists Volume II: Dassier and Sons: An Artistic Enterprise in Geneva, Switzerland and Europe, 1733-1759

The first monograph dedicated to the most renowned family of medalists of the eighteenth century. This book examines the works that established the reputation of the Dassiers and presents their entire oeuvre to the world of international collectors.

Lustrous Images from the Enlightenment: The Medals of the Dassiers of Geneva

Reference

Skira

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