Subject: Tahiti
Period: 1787-88 (published)
Publication: Atlas Encyclopedique
Color: Black & White
Size:
13.5 x 9.2 inches
34.3 x 23.4 cm
Copper engraved map of the islands of Tahiti showing its unique mountainous topography. Insets of "Baye Matavai dan O-Taiti", "Plan des Havres, situes au cote Nord d'Eimeo" and "Carte des Marquises de Mendoce". Large attractive compass rose.
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Condition: B
Faint discoloration along fold with a couple of damp stains in margins, well away from map.