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Wallpaper, Musee des Ursulines, Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France

Savages of the Pacific Sea, block-printed panoramic wallpaper, 1804, made by Joseph Dufour, 1754-1827, after drawings by Jean-Gabriel Chariot, 1750-1829, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. The scenes depict the voyages of Captain Cook and other explorers, and were restored in 2009 by Berangere Chaix. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 10337x4134 / 16.6MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1804 19th century Berangere Chaix block printed Bourgogne-Franche-Comte Captain Cook collection color image colour image Couvent des Ursulines decorative arts Europe European exotic exploration France French heritage history horizontal indoors inside interior Jean-Gabriel Chariot Joseph Dufour Macon Musee de France Musee des Ursulines museum Pacific palm tree printed paper restoration restored Saone-et-Loire Savages of the Pacific Sea travel wallpaper Western Europe Western European
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Savages of the Pacific Sea, block-printed panoramic wallpaper, 1804, made by Joseph Dufour, 1754-1827, after drawings by Jean-Gabriel Chariot, 1750-1829, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. The scenes depict the voyages of Captain Cook and other explorers, and were restored in 2009 by Berangere Chaix. Picture by Manuel Cohen