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Auction 147, Lot 689

"[Lot of 2] Oceanique [and] Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific Ocean"

Subject: South Pacific Ocean

Period: 1812-52 (circa)

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Size:
15.6 x 12.3 inches
39.6 x 31.2 cm
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A. Oceanique, by Jean Baptiste Marie Chamouin, circa 1812, hand color (11.5 x 8.6"). Nice copper engraved map of the South Pacific. Includes all of South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Sandwich Islands. Decorative title cartouche. Condition: A few faint spots in the image, else fine.

B. Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific Ocean, by SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, dated 1852, black and white (15.6 x 12.3"). This interesting sheet contains numerous inset maps of the islands, each depicted in great detail. The majority of the islands include notations of who discovered the island along with the date of discovery. A key at bottom deciphers the abbreviations used on the map. Surrounded by a decorative keyboard-style border, and engraved by J. & C. Walker. Condition: A few tiny spots and faint toning.

References: Tooley (Australia) #842 & #1174.

Condition: A

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Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/20/2013

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