Antique Print of Kayeli People, Buru, Indonesia, 1833

€ 130

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

Date: 1833
Sheet size: 50 × 32.4 cm (19.7 × 12.8 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12707-84

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.

Condition

General age-related toning. Shows wear and foxing, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Portraits d'Habitans de Cayeli'. Original old lithograph of Kayeli people, an ethnic group mainly living on the southern coast of the Kayeli Gulf of Indonesian island Buru, mainly from the Kaiely Gulf. From an ethnographic point of view, Kayeli are close to other indigenous people of Buru, such as Lisela and Buru. This print originates from 'Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi (..)'. Published 1833. Lithographed after de Sainson.

De Sainson was the official artist to the voyage under the command of Jules-Sébastian-César Dumont d'Urville aboard the Astrolabe. Amongst other places the voyage took in the western, southern and eastern coasts of Australia (referred to as Nouvelle Hollande), the upper South Island and east coast of New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.