PCT-1167

Antique Map of Oceania by Hérisson (1816)

  • Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Small weak spot on folding line. Original folding lines, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1826
  • Overall size: 24 x 20 cm.
  • Image size: 22 x 18 cm.
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.. Antique Map of Oceania by Hérisson (1816)

Description: Antique map titled ‘Océanie ou cinquième partie du monde‘. This is an original antique map of Oceania, the 5th continent, by Herisson taken from atlas "Nouv. Abrége de Géographie".

Artists and Engravers: Eustache Hérisson (1759 – 1818) was a French cartographer and geographical engineer active in Paris during the early years of the 19th century. Hérisson was a student of the 18th century hydrography Rigobert Bonne. He was a member of the Société Royale. Much of his work was republished posthumously by Bassett, Brue, and others.