Views of Australia & Oceania
€ 140
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
General age-related toning. Shows wear and soiling, some creasing, also affecting image. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique print titled 'Mort de Tama'. This print shows the death of Tama. Originates from 'Voyage autour du monde de l'Astrolabe et de la Zélée, sous les ordres du contre-amiral Dumont-d'Urville, pendant les années 1837, 38, 39 et 40' published 1842 by Elie Le Guillou and Jacques Arago.
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his name to several seaweeds, plants and shrubs, and places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand.
