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Louis Delaporte: sketches and drawings

The Mekong and Angkor · 1842–1925

Louis Delaporte (1842–1925): the mekong and angkor. SketchMap Atlas shows 1 sketch by Louis Delaporte on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

French naval officer and explorer. He took part in the Mekong expedition of the 1860s and later led missions to Angkor in Cambodia, drawing temples and reliefs with great care and bringing casts of sculpture to France.

Sketches by Louis Delaporte and where they were drawn

Pirogue Races at Bassac — Louis Delaporte, 1873

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Where did Louis Delaporte draw each work?

Pirogue Races at Bassac (1873): drawn at Bassac (Champasak), Laos. Details

About the works

Pirogue Races at Bassac, 1873. Rowers and crowds on the Mekong bank at the end-of-monsoon festival: a lithograph after Delaporte. Source · Public domain

Quick answers

Who was Louis Delaporte?

French naval officer and explorer.

Where did Louis Delaporte draw?

Laos. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

What techniques did Louis Delaporte use?

The works on SketchMap Atlas are drawing.

Can I use the sketches by Louis Delaporte?

The works shown here are marked “Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.

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