PARTIE DE LA MER DU SUD COMPRISE ENTRE LES PHILIPPINES ET LA CALIFORNIE...: No.67.
by LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
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About This Item
Paris:, 1797. An interesting large sheet with two maps covering the same area. The top chart shows the routes of the Spanish galleons from Acapulco to the Philippines. The bottom chart shows La Perouse's route from Monterey, through Hawaii and the Marianas, to Macao. From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L'Astrolabe was discovered wrecked on a vicious reef on an atoll in the New Hebrides. Full title: "Partie de la Mer du Sud comprise entre les Philippines et la Californie d'apres de Carte Espagnole trouvee sur le Galion pris par l'Amiral Anson en 1743, qui represente l'etat des connaissances a cette epoque, et les routes que suivaient ordinairement les Galions dans leur traversee de Manille a Acapulco. Partie de la Mer du Sud comprise entre les Philippines et la California d'apres une autre Carte Espagnole communiquee a La Perouse dans sa relache a Monterey, sur laquelle il avait trace sa route ainsi que les Iles qu'il avait reconnues, avec des notes sur celles qu'il n'avait pas retrouvee." Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Very good condition; some light stains along the lower horizontal fold; a tear and some foxing to the upper margin; wide margins. Size: 79 x 55.5 cm.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56361
- Title
- PARTIE DE LA MER DU SUD COMPRISE ENTRE LES PHILIPPINES ET LA CALIFORNIE...
- Author
- LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- 1797
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