Old Print Depicting Various Utensils of Tongatabu, Site of Tonga's Capital, 1836
€ 320
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1836
Sheet size
34.5 × 24 cm (13.6 × 9.4 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-07838
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
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About this sheet
Antique print titled 'Tonga-Tabu'.
Tongatapu is the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga and site of Tonga’s capital, Nuku?alofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the national population, on 260 square kilometers (100 square miles). Its maximum elevation is 28 meters (92 feet) above sea level. Tongatapu is Tonga's center of government and the seat of its monarchy. Tongatapu has experienced more rapid economic development than the other islands of the Kingdom, and has thus attracted many internal migrants from them.
Old print depicting various utensils of Tonga Tabu. This print originates from 'Entdeckungs, Reise der Franzosischen Corvette Astrolabe Unternomen auf Befehl Konig Karls X'. These are the German titled views originally issued in Dumont d'Urville 'Voyage Autor du Monde'.
Artists and engravers: Engraved by K.J. Brodtmann after L.A. de Sainson.
