 Auguste Bernard du Hautcilly is primarily known as Auguste Bernard Duhaut-Cilly
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in St Malo, France on March 26, 1790. As commander of the French ship, Le Heros, Duhaut-Cilly sailed from Le Havre to establish trade with the Canary Islands and California. He stopped in several California ports during 1827-28. The sketches of his California visit were reproduced in his book, Voyage Autour du Monde (Paris, 1834). After this trip he settled in St Séverin, France and served as the town mayor until his death of cholera on Oct. 26, 1849. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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