GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | Louis Auguste de Sainson (1800-1874) |
| Engraver | Alphonse Leopold Boilly (1801-1867) |
| Date | 1836 |
| Technique | Copper Engraving |
| Category | Uncategorized |
| Source | Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde … by Jules Dumont D'Urville |
This engraving depicts the famous "Boyd Affair" of 1809. In 1809, the Whangaroa Maori attacked and burned the visiting ship Boyd in revenge for the brutal treatment of one of their chiefs.
