Oceania Australia New Zealand Polynesia Indonesia 1848 Lapie large folio map

Carte de L'Oceanie, Contenant L'Australie, La Polynesie, et les Isles Asiatiques.

(Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii).

Issued 1842, Paris by Lapie. Engraved by Tardieu.

Finely engraved large oversize early 19th century map with original outline hand color. French text.

Nice looking example, sheet toned with pleasing age patina, blank margins with age spotting, faint minor spotting with map area, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Nice looking map suitable for display.

Original center fold as issued.

Sheet measures c. 20" H x 25 1/2" W.

Engraved area measures c. 15 1/2" H x 21 1/4" W.

Cartographic Reference(s):.
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 2.

[R25951].