St. Helena, Napoleon, Chereau, 1820, L'Ile St. Helene lieu d'exil du G.al Buonaparte d.t Napoléon.

Very rare copper engraved optical view, published 1816-1820 by the widow of Chereau in Paris, of the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, showing an oversized figure of Napoleon on top of the rocks.

Upon learning of his deportation to the island of Saint Helena, Napoleon was transferred on August 7, 1815, to the British ship the Northumberland, which took him on a journey lasting two months and one week. On October 15, 1815, the Northumberland was anchored off Saint Helena. On the following day, Napoleon disembarked.

Saint Helena is a volcanic island situated 1,900 km west of the African continent in the South Atlantic Ocean. With a population of approximately 5,000 to 6,000, the island has only three access points to the sea. Its isolation and the steep black cliffs, which range from 200 to 300 meters in height, made it an easily monitorable and defensible location. The island was under the possession of the British East India Company rather than the British state, which had to lease it for this purpose of keeping Napoleon isolated of the world. Napoleon died there on May 5, 1821.

Very good condition. Original coloring. Never folded.

Image 25x29,5cm, page 27x41,5cm