Pierre M. Lapie: Oceanique Centrale
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Cartographer:
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Pierre M. Lapie
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Title:
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Oceanique Centrale
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Date:
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1812
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Published:
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Paris
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Width:
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12 inches / 31 cm
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Height:
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9 inches / 23 cm
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Map ref:
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AUNZ2825
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Description:
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The second printed map to show the entirety of Australia, including the discoveries of Freycinet and Flinders. This map was published within a year of Freycinet's landmark map of the continent, the first to correctly show the full outline of Australia. It contains the most up-to-date information available. In three locations disputed English names, as designated by Flinders, are shown in parentheses alongside the French names.
The wonderful vignette featuring a wombat, a bandicoot, and an Aboriginal hunter is based on the drawings by Charles Lesueur, a naturalist who sailed to Australia on the Baudin expedition of 1801 and collected over 100,000 specimens.
Original hand-colour. [AUNZ2825] |