Uncommon Rare Map Showing The Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, ca.1798

€ 840

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

Date: 1798
Sheet size: 58 × 85 cm (22.8 × 33.5 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-00821

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

Some light soiling and small defects in the margins. Horizontal crease through the map and repairs on the folding line. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Partie Septentrionale de l'Archipel de la Louisiade'.

Uncommon map showing the area around the Louisiade Archipelago, named for Louis XV by Louis Antoine de Bougainville. The track of Admiral Bruny-d'Entrecasteaux's ships, Recherche and Espérance, are shown along with excellent coastal and inland survey detail. In 1792-93, at the height of the French Revolution, Admiral Bruny-d'Entrecasteaux led the search for the lost expedition of La Perouse. The expedition ended in the East Indies amid open clashes between the Royalists and the Republicans in the crew after the death of d'Entrecasteaux from scurvy.

Artists and Engravers: Published by C.F. Beautemps-Beaupré.