Subject: Salomon Islands
Period: 1838 (dated)
Publication: Voyage au Pole Sud dans l'Ocean sur les Corvets...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21.3 x 16.5 inches
54.1 x 41.9 cm
Detailed chart showing the track of the Astrolabe through the Solomon Islands with an inset "Carte de la Partie Meridionale du Groupe Rouk (Iles Hogoleu)." Vincendon-Dumoulin was the cartographer for Dumont d'Urville's important expedition to the Pacific and the Antarctic, which resulted in significant contributions to the mapping of the region.
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Condition: B
There are a few faint stains, minor toning along the centerfold, and several horizontal tears along the centerfold that have been archivally repaired.