Title / Subject: 'Polynesien und der Grosse Ocean'

Date: 1886

Size: The printed area measures approximately 404mm x 330mm with good-sized margins beyond; blank verso.

Description: A detailed, outline hand coloured map of much of Polynesia with numerous inset maps providing greater detail of the islands, including Fiji, Tonga, Guam, Samoa and others. South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand can also be seen. Text in German.

Cartographer / Engraver: Adolf Stieler

Provenance: 'Adolf Stieler's Hand Atlas uber Alle Theile der Erde und Uber das Weltgebaude', pub. Justus Perthes, Gotha, 1886 edition.

Condition: Excellent condition; light age toning. Occasional faint age spots, almost entirely to the margins. Centrefold as published. Manuscript plate number on a small sticker on the reverse side of the sheet. Please study all the photographs carefully to fully appreciate the condition.

Ref: #03769