Partie de l´Archipel des Iles Basses. No.43

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Article ID OZ0328

Title

Partie de l´Archipel des Iles Basses. No.43

Description

Map shows the Tuamotus or the Tuamotu Archipelago (former called low Archipel) in French Polynesia

Year

ca. 1825

Artist

Vandermaelen

Historical Description

The Society Islands in French Polonesia. The archipelago is suspected to have been named by Captain James Cook during his first voyage in 1769, supposedly in honour of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands. However, Cook himself stated in his journal that he called the islands Society as they lay contiguous to one another.

Place of Publication Bruxelles
Dimensions (cm)48 x 56
ConditionVery good
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueLithography

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