Who was Louis Choris?
Russian artist of Ukrainian origin who sailed round the world as draughtsman on the Rurik expedition, led by Otto von Kotzebue.
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Round the world on the Rurik · 1795–1828
Louis Choris (1795–1828): round the world on the rurik. SketchMap Atlas shows 4 sketches by Louis Choris on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Russian artist of Ukrainian origin who sailed round the world as draughtsman on the Rurik expedition, led by Otto von Kotzebue. His drawings and lithographs show California, Pacific islands and Alaska in the 1810s. He was killed in Mexico in 1828.
The Port of Honolulu
Ice in Kotzebue Sound
Temple on the Island of Hawaii
Port of UnalaskaEvery sketch is pinned where it was drawn, so you can follow Louis Choris from place to place.
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Russian artist of Ukrainian origin who sailed round the world as draughtsman on the Rurik expedition, led by Otto von Kotzebue.
Hawaii and Alaska. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
“The Port of Honolulu” (1816), “Ice in Kotzebue Sound” (1816), “Temple on the Island of Hawaii” (1816) and “Port of Unalaska” (1817). Each one is pinned to the place where it was drawn.
4 sketches by Louis Choris, each shown on the world map at the place where it was drawn.
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