Subject: World
Period: 1775 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.8 x 8.2 inches
52.8 x 20.8 cm
An unusual chart showing the course of the two ships under command of Count Louis Antoine de Bougainville around the world in 1766-69. The continents are shown in outline with only those place names where Bougainville landed.
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Condition: B
Toned along one fold, else crisp and clean.