"CARTE DE LA CÔTE SUD-OUEST DE LA NOUVELLE GUINÉE"

Levée et Dressée par MR. VINCENDON-DUMOULIN

Mars Avril et Mai 1838

Cartographer:

CLEMENT ADRIEN VINCENDON DUMOULIN

(Chatte 1811-Chevrières 1858)

Hydrographer on the final voyage French of discovery under the command of Dumont D’Urville

Published in Paris in 1842

TECHNIQUE: Copper Engraving

DESCRIPTION:

Detailed map of the Southwest Coast of New Guinea.

Detailed chart showing the track of the Astrolabe through the region, with an inset "Carte des Iles Arrou"

Clement Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin was the mapmaker for Dumont d'Urville's important expedition to the Pacific and the Antarctic, which resulted in significant contributions to the mapping of the region.

NOTE:

The map comes from Dumont d'Urville's Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée.

Blind-stamp "Gide editeur Paris" in lower margin on left side.

SIZE: 420mm(H) x 540mm(L) [image]

531mm(H) x 676mm(L) [sheet]

CONDITION:

In excellent condition, centrefold as issued, one tear(5mm) on right margin near the upper corner, wide full margins.