Old French Lithograph of Oceania with an Inset of Victoria, Australia 1897

€ 120

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1897
Mapmaker / artist: Pierre Larousse (Artist)
Sheet size: 23.12 × 30.99 cm (9.1 × 12.2 in)
Condition: Excellent
Reference: PCT-22098

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

About this sheet

Sheet: Front: 'Oceanie.' (Map of Oceania). Rear: 'Oceanie.' (Oceania; native people, costume, plants, animals; crocodile, cassowary, tiger, kangeroo, platypus, lyre bird etc.).'

This lithographic print originates from: 'Nouveau Larousse Illustre en sept volumes.', Directeur Claude Auge, Paris, published 1897-1904, with a supplement addedin 1907. The Nouveau Larousse illustre (New Larousse Illustrated) was an illustrated French language encyclopedia published by Larousse between 1897-1904, in 7 volumes and a supplement. It was essentially a scaled-down version of the 'Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXesiècle.' (Great universal dictionary of the 19th century) of Pierre Larousse, but updated and written in a more neutral, scientific style under the editorship of Claude Auge.

Artists and Engravers: Pierre Larousse (1817-1875). Claude Auge (1854-1924). Plate by Vignerot Demoulin after H. Chartier.

Technic: Color lithograph using rastering techniques.

Image size: 0.001 x 11 x 8.3 inch