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Antique Map of Buka Island by Duperrey (1825)

  • Condition: Good, given age. Sheet overall a little browned. A small stain in the right margin, some soiling in the left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1825
  • Overall size: 44.8 x 60.7 cm.
  • Image size: 36 x 51 cm.
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.. Antique Map of Buka Island by Duperrey (1825)

Description: Antique map titled 'Plan de l'Ile Bouka. Expedition de la Corvette de S.M. la Coquille.' A map of Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea. A small part of Bougainville Island shown in the lower edge. Shows the route of the Coquille, the route taken by Bougainville (1768) and the route of Perouse (1792). From Louis-Isidore Duperrey's "Voyage Autour du Monde", 1825.

Artists and Engravers: Author: Louis-Isidore Duperrey. Engraved by Ambroise Tardieu.