CARTE PLATE DE L’ILE NECKER

CARTE PLATE DE L’ILE NECKER
Cartographer:
LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Artist:
PREVOST
Title:
CARTE PLATE DE L’ILE NECKER
Stock Code:
9051
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique
Colouring:
Hand coloured
Atlas:
Atlas Du Voyage De La Pérouse
Size: (W x H):
68cm x 48.5cm
 
27 inches x 19 inches
Date:
1797
Price:
£500

From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Sea chart showing Necker Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Nortwestern Hawaiian Islands. La Perouse was the first European to visit the island, in 1786. Map inset in the right top corner showing profiles of the island from different angles.

Very good condition. Faint waterstain to the left vertical fold. Good margins. Watermarks.

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