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Description: Reis rondom de weereldt, gedaen op bevel des konings von Frankrijk, in de jaren 1766 tot 1769. Author: Le Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. Publisher: Dordrecht: A. Blusse en Zoon, 1772.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'A. van Krevelt' after an anonymous artist. Abram van Krevelt (1732-1784) was a Dutch engraver of maps and characters, active in Amsterdam.
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Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Kaert van Buttons Straet.' - This plate shows the map of the Strait of Buton in Indonesia. Buton (also Butung, Boeton or Button), is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi.
Condition: Very good, given age. Orginal folds as issued. Margins cropped close to the plate mark. A very small tear in left margin, reinforced using contemporary paper backed with acid free archival tape. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 29.1 x 39.3 cm. The image size is ca. 24.8 x 32.9 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11.5 x 15.5 inch. The image size is ca. 9.8 x 13 inch.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid paper.
Location: A156-37
SKU: TPC 54864.1
Section: BOUGAINVILLE
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