Mouillage de Matavai (Ile Taiti). Print from "Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie.
Paris: Gide, 1841. Exquisite contemporary colored lithograph of Matavai Bay in the Tahitian Islands, with Dumont D'Urville's officers on horseback in the foreground, the ships the Astrolabe and the Zelee anchored in the bay. Drawn by L. LeBreton, lith. by Blanchard. From the "Atlas Pittoresque" that accompanied the massive volumes published by Gide from 1841-1854 about Dumont d'Urville's voyage to the South Pole and the South Pacific. 40 x 28.5 cms plus margins. Exquisite contemporary color and condition. Item #6483
Price: $750.00
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